# List of the prehistoric life of Hawaii

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.
* Top
* Precambrian-Mesozoic
* Cenozoic
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## 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
* Restorative model of an Apteribis flightless ibis †Apteribis
** †Apteribis glenos
* Arca
** †Arca ventricosa
** †Arca vetula
* Astrea
** †Astrea curta – or unidentified comparable form

### B

* Shell of a Barbatia, or bearded ark clam 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
** Shell of a Bursa corrugata frog shell sea snail †Bursa corrugata

### C

* Calcarina – or unidentified comparable form
* Calliotrochus
** †Calliotrochus marmoreus
* Foliage of a living Canarium tree †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
* Illustration of a Chaetoptila angustipluma, or kioea †Chaetoptila
* Chama
** †Chama limbula
* Charonia
** †Charonia triton
* Cheilea
** †Cheilea cicatricosa
** †Cheilea dillwyni
* Chlamys
** †Chlamys cookei
** †Chlamys hawaiensis
* Circus
** †Circus dossenus – type locality for species
* Illustration of a CiridopsHawaiian honeycreeper †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
** A living Conus geographus, or the geography cone sea snail †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
* Multiple views of a shell of a Cypraea cowrie sea snail Cypraea

### D

* Daphnella
** †Daphnella ornata
* Dendropoma
** †Dendropoma maximus
* Diodora
** †Diodora granifera
* Shell of a Dolicholatirus sea snail †Dolicholatirus
** †Dolicholatirus acus
* Drupa
** †Drupa albolabris
** †Drupa morum
** †Drupa ricina
** †Drupa rubusidaeus

### E

* Erosaria
** A living Monetaria caputserpentis, or snakehead cowry †Erosaria caputserpentis
** †Erosaria erosa
** †Erosaria helvola
** †Erosaria labrolineata
** †Erosaria poraria

### F

* Favia
* Living Favites stony coral Favites
** †Favites chinensis – or unidentified comparable form
* Flabellipecten
** †Flabellipecten stearnsii
* Fungia
** †Fungia scutaria
* Fusinus

### G

* Living Galaxea stony coral †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

* A living Haliaeetus, or sea eagle Haliaeetus
* †Halimeda
* Haminoea
** †Haminoea curta
* Harpa
** †Harpa amouretta
** †Harpa armouret – or unidentified comparable form
* Hastula
** †Hastula confusa
** †Hastula mera
** †Hastula verreauxi
* Heliacus
** †Heliacus variegata
* A living Heterocentrotus mamillatus, or red slate pencil urchin Heterocentrotus
** †Heterocentrotus mammillatus
* Heterostegina
* Hipponix
** †Hipponix foliacea
** †Hipponix pilosa
* Hydrolithon
** †Hydrolithon munitum
** †Hydrolithon onkodes
** †Hydrolithon rupestre

### I

* Isognomon
** †Isognomon marspiallis

### L

* A modern Lamna mackerel shark Lamna
* Leptastrea
** †Leptastrea purpurea
* Leptoseris
** †Leptoseris hawaiiensis
* Linatella
** †Linatella succinta – or unidentified comparable form
* Liocerithium
** †Liocerithium thaanumi
* †Litharium
** †Litharium oceanida
* Lithophaga
** †Lithophaga hawaia
* Lithophyllum red algae 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
** Shell in multiple views of a Lyncina vitellus, or calf cowry †Lyncina vitellus

### M

* Mauritia
** †Mauritia maculifera
** †Mauritia mauritiana
** †Mauritia scurra
* Living Mesophyllum red algae 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
** Shell in multiple views of a Mitra stictica, or pontifical mitre shell sea snail †Mitra stictica
** †Mitra tabanula
* Monoplex
** †Monoplex nicobaricus
** †Monoplex pilearis
* Montipora
** †Montipora hispida
* Morula
* †Morulina
** †Morulina chrysostoma
** †Morulina morus
** †Morulina ochrostoma

### N

* Nassa
** †Nassa francolinus
* A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail Nassarius
** †Nassarius crematus
** †Nassarius hirtus
** †Nassarius pauperus
** †Nassarius pictus
* Natica
** †Natica lurida
* †Neogoniolithon
** †Neogoniolithon fosliei
* Nerita
** †Nerita neglecta
** †Nerita picea
* Neritina
** †Neritina turrita
* Numenius
** A living Numenius tahitiensis, or bristle-thighed curlew †Numenius tahitiensis

### O

* Oliva
** †Oliva sandwicensis
* Shell of an Ostrea, or oyster Ostrea
** †Ostrea kamehameha
** †Ostrea retusa
** †Ostrea sandvichensis
** †Ostrea thaanumi
* †Oxyrhina

### P

* Pavona
** Living Pavona duerdeni, or porkchop coral †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
** Living Pocillopora verrucosa, or cauliflower coral †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
* A living Pterodroma, or gadfly petrel Pterodroma
** †Pterodroma hypoleuca
** †Pterodroma jugabilis – type locality for species
** †Pterodroma phaeopygia
* Purpura
** †Purpura intermedia
* †Purpuradusta
** †Purpuradusta fimbriata
* Pustularia
** †Pustularia cicercula
* Pyrene
** †Pyrene moleculina

### Q

* Quidnipagus
** †Quidnipagus palatum
* Quinqueloculina

### R

* Rhinoclavis
** †Rhinoclavis articulata
* Rissoina
** Shell in multiple views of a Rissoina ambigua sea snail †Rissoina ambigua
** †Rissoina triticea

### S

* †Scutarcopagia
** †Scutarcopagia scobinata
* Semele
** †Semele tita
* Septifer
** †Septifer excisus
* Seriatopora
** Living Seriatopora hystrix, or thin birdsnest coral †Seriatopora hystrix – or unidentified comparable form
* Spondylus
** †Spondylus mimus
* †Spongites
* †Sporolithon
** †Sporolithon episoredion
** †Sporolithon molle
** †Sporolithon ptychoides
* Staphylaea
** †Staphylaea granulata
* Stilifer
** †Stilifer speciosa
* Strombus
** †Strombus aurisdianae
** †Strombus chiragra
** †Strombus erythrinus
** †Strombus gibberulus
** †Strombus helli
** †Strombus oostergaardi
* Stylophora
** †Stylophora gemmans
** Living Stylophora pistillata, or hood coral †Stylophora pistillata

### T

* Talostolida
** †Talostolida teres
* Talparia
** †Talparia talpa
* Tellina
** †Tellina dispar
* Shell of a Terebra augur sea snail Terebra
** †Terebra affinis
** †Terebra babylon – or unidentified comparable form
** †Terebra cerithina
** †Terebra chlorata
** †Terebra colume – or unidentified comparable form
** †Terebra crenulata
** †Terebra felina
** †Terebra flavescens
** †Terebra funiculata
** †Terebra gouldi
** †Terebra kilburnii
** †Terebra maculata
** †Terebra nodularis
** †Terebra peasei
** †Terebra undulata
* Textularia
* †Thambetochen
** Life restoration of a pair of Thambetochen chauliodous, or Maui Nui large-billed moa-nalo †Thambetochen chauliodous
** †Thambetochen xanion – type locality for species
* †Titanoderma
** †Titanoderma prototypum
* Tonna
** †Tonna perdix
* Trapezium
** †Trapezium oblongum
* †Tridentarius
** †Tridentarius dentatus
* Triphora
** †Triphora cingulifera
* †Tritonoturris
** †Tritonoturris cumingii
* Trivirostra
** †Trivirostra hordacea
** †Trivirostra pellucidula
* Trochus
** †Trochus sandwichensis
* Turbo
** †Turbo intercostalis
** †Turbo sandwicensis
** †Turbo setosus
* †Turridrupa
** †Turridrupa astricta
* Turris
** †Turris amicta
* Tutufa
** †Tutufa bubo

### V

* Vanikoro
** †Vanikoro semiplicata
* Fossilized shell of the Jurassic-modern Vermetus, or worm shell sea snail Vermetus
* Vexillum
** †Vexillum approxima
** †Vexillum aureolata
** †Vexillum bellum
** †Vexillum consanguinea
** †Vexillum nodosa
** †Vexillum semifasciata
* Vitularia
** †Vitularia miliaris
** †Vitularia sandwichensis

### X

* Xenoturris
** †Xenoturris gemmuloides – or unidentified comparable form

### Z

* Shell in multiple views of a Zebina sea snail Zebina
** †Zebina affinis