Kūpeʻe (marine snail)

Photograph

Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Kūpeʻe (Nerita polita)

The image displays a marine snail (Nerita polita) on sandy terrain, surrounded by a few rough-textured, irregularly shaped rocks.

Name/Title

Kūpeʻe (marine snail)

Entry/Object ID

2013.019.527

Description

Color photograph of several kūpeʻe (Nerita polita) clinging to rocks on a beach. The number "36", "10/16/93" and kupe'e are handwritten in black ink on the back.

Photograph Details

Subject

Fauna

Subject Place

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Collection

Kalei Tsuha 2

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Made/Created

Date made

Oct 16, 1993 - Oct 16, 1993

Notes

Estimated date of photo based on handwritten text on back of the photo.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Color

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Fauna, Marine, Beaches, Snails

Search Terms

marine snail, Nerita polita

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

'Ōleo Hawai'i (Hawaiian Language)

Other Name

kūpeʻe

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

KT2/PA3/37.b

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Length

6 in