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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00121

Leiosolenus mucronatus

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Leiosolenus mucronatus — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
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About Leiosolenus mucronatus

Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 records the source name Lithophaga fasciola at Kauai stations Ka1 and Ka4.

MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 506071 accepts Leiosolenus mucronatus and supplies the synonym bridge from Lithophaga fasciola.

Both records are from Kauai coastal marine survey stations within nearshore scope.

Direct multi-station evidence and authoritative synonym resolution verify historical occurrence.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Leiosolenus mucronatus
Other names
Leiosolenus mucronatus · Lithophaga fasciola
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Historical surveyed occurrence; no current authoritative record inspected.
Origin
Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Marine reef and nearshore

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Leiosolenus mucronatus is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Direct multi-station evidence and authoritative synonym resolution verify historical occurrence.

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