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List of the prehistoric life of Hawaii

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Reference excerpt

This list of the prehistoric life of Hawaii contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Hawaii.

Precambrian-Mesozoic The oldest of the Hawaiian islands is a little more than 5 million years old, and the Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian, Paleozoic, or Mesozoic fossils in Hawaii.

Cenozoic This list of the Cenozoic life of Hawaii contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Hawaii and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

A Acar †Acar plicata Acropora †Acropora cerealis – tentative report Acrosterigma †Acrosterigma orbita Amphisorus Amphistegina †Amphistegina lessonii †Aplodon †Aplodon tectus †Apteribis †Apteribis glenos Arca †Arca ventricosa †Arca vetula Astrea †Astrea curta – or unidentified comparable form

B Barbatia †Barbatia hawaia †Barbatia hendersoni †Barbatia oahua †Barbatia tenella Bostrycapulus †Bostrycapulus gravispinosa Brachidontes †Brachidontes crebristriatus Branta †Branta hylobadistes – or unidentified related form Bulla †Bulla peasei Bursa †Bursa bufonia †Bursa corrugata

C Calcarina – or unidentified comparable form Calliotrochus †Calliotrochus marmoreus †Canarium †Canarium maculatus †Canarium mutabilis Cancilla †Cancilla granatina Carcharodon Casmaria †Casmaria cernica †Casmaria erinaceus †Casmaria ponderosa Cellana †Cellana argentata †Cellana exarata †Cellana melanostoma Cerithiopsis †Cerithiopsis radicula Cerithium †Cerithium columna †Cerithium echinatum †Cerithium interstria †Cerithium mutatum †Chaetoptila Chama †Chama limbula Charonia †Charonia triton Cheilea †Cheilea cicatricosa †Cheilea dillwyni Chlamys †Chlamys cookei †Chlamys hawaiensis Circus †Circus dossenus – type locality for species †Ciridops Clava †Clava atromarginatum †Clava nesioticus Clypeomorus †Clypeomorus graniferum †Clypeomorus obeliscus Codakia †Codakia thaanumi Columbella †Columbella varians Conus †Conus abbreviatus †Conus aulicus †Conus catus †Conus chaldaeus †Conus ebraeus †Conus flavidus †Conus geographus †Conus granifer – or unidentified comparable form †Conus imperialis †Conus kahiko – type locality for species †Conus litoglyphus †Conus lividus †Conus moreleti – or unidentified comparable form †Conus nanus †Conus nussatella †Conus obscura †Conus planorbis †Conus plicarius †Conus praelatus †Conus pulicarius †Conus rattus †Conus retifer †Conus sponsalis †Conus striatus †Conus tulipa †Conus vexillum Coralliobia †Coralliobia fimbriatus Coralliophila †Coralliophila madreporarum †Coralliophila violacea Corvus Cribrarula †Cribrarula gaskoini Ctena †Ctena bella Cycloseris Cymatium †Cymatium gemmatum †Cymatium mundum Cyphastrea †Cyphastrea ocellina Cypraea

D Daphnella †Daphnella ornata Dendropoma †Dendropoma maximus Diodora †Diodora granifera †Dolicholatirus †Dolicholatirus acus Drupa †Drupa albolabris †Drupa morum †Drupa ricina †Drupa rubusidaeus

E Erosaria †Erosaria caputserpentis †Erosaria erosa †Erosaria helvola †Erosaria labrolineata †Erosaria poraria

F Favia Favites †Favites chinensis – or unidentified comparable form Flabellipecten †Flabellipecten stearnsii Fungia †Fungia scutaria Fusinus

G †Galaxea †Galaxea haligena – or unidentified comparable form Gardineroseris †Gardineroseris planulata Gastrochaena †Gastrochaena hawaiensis Globulina †Grallistrix †Grallistrix geleches – type locality for species †Grallistrix orion – type locality for species Gutturinium †Gutturinium muricinum Gypsina

H Haliaeetus †Halimeda Haminoea †Haminoea curta Harpa †Harpa amouretta †Harpa armouret – or unidentified comparable form Hastula †Hastula confusa †Hastula mera †Hastula verreauxi Heliacus †Heliacus variegata Heterocentrotus †Heterocentrotus mammillatus Heterostegina Hipponix †Hipponix foliacea †Hipponix pilosa Hydrolithon †Hydrolithon munitum †Hydrolithon onkodes †Hydrolithon rupestre

I Isognomon †Isognomon marspiallis

L Lamna Leptastrea †Leptastrea purpurea Leptoseris †Leptoseris hawaiiensis Linatella †Linatella succinta – or unidentified comparable form Liocerithium †Liocerithium thaanumi †Litharium †Litharium oceanida Lithophaga †Lithophaga hawaia Lithophyllum †Lithophyllum acrocamptum †Lithophyllum incrassatum †Lithophyllum insipidum †Lithophyllum pustulatum †Lithoporella †Lithoporella melobesiodes Lithothamnion †Lithothamnion muelleri †Lithothamnion prolifer †Lithothamnion pulchrum Littoraria †Littoraria pintado Luria †Luria isabella †Luria tessellata Lyncina †Lyncina carneola †Lyncina leviathan †Lyncina schilderorum †Lyncina vitellus

M Mauritia †Mauritia maculifera †Mauritia mauritiana †Mauritia scurra Mesophyllum †Micromelo †Micromelo guamensis †Miripecten †Miripecten amaliae – or unidentified comparable form Mitra †Mitra ambigua †Mitra assimilis †Mitra astricta †Mitra brunnea †Mitra chrysalis †Mitra crassa †Mitra fulvescens †Mitra limbifera †Mitra litterata †Mitra lutea †Mitra mitra †Mitra pellisserpentis †Mitra stictica †Mitra tabanula Monoplex †Monoplex nicobaricus †Monoplex pilearis Montipora †Montipora hispida Morula †Morulina †Morulina chrysostoma †Morulina morus †Morulina ochrostoma

N Nassa †Nassa francolinus Nassarius †Nassarius crematus †Nassarius hirtus †Nassarius pauperus †Nassarius pictus Natica †Natica lurida †Neogoniolithon †Neogoniolithon fosliei Nerita †Nerita neglecta †Nerita picea Neritina †Neritina turrita Numenius †Numenius tahitiensis

O Oliva †Oliva sandwicensis Ostrea †Ostrea kamehameha †Ostrea retusa †Ostrea sandvichensis †Ostrea thaanumi †Oxyrhina

P Pavona †Pavona duerdeni †Pavona varians Peneroplis Periglypta †Periglypta reticulata Peristernia †Peristernia chlorostoma Peyssonnelia †Phaeornis †Phaeornis obscurus Pinctada †Pinctada margaritifera Pisania †Pisania ignea †Pisania marmorata †Planorbinella Platygyra Plesiotrochus †Plesiotrochus exilis Pocillopora †Pocillopora damicornis †Pocillopora eydouxi †Pocillopora ligulata †Pocillopora molekensis †Pocillopora verrucosa Polinices †Polinices opaca Porites †Porites compressa †Porites lobata †Porolithon †Porolithon gardineri Porzana †Porzana ralphorum – type locality for species †Porzana ziegleri – type locality for species Proterato †Proterato sandwichensis Psammocora Pterodroma †Pterodroma hypoleuca †Pterodroma jugabilis – type locality for species †Pterodroma phaeopygia Purpura †Purpura intermedia †Purpuradusta †Purpuradusta fimbriata Pustularia †Pustularia cicercula Pyrene †Pyrene moleculina

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