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Marginopora in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by juju98
BPBM 428Invertebrate Zoology

Marginopora

As recorded: Marginopora Quoy & Gaimard, 1830

Chromista › Foraminifera › Tubothalamea › Miliolida › Soritidae

Collected by
R. Pyle
Locality
American Samoa
Region
American Samoa
Depth
80 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
3 Bishop specimens of MarginoporaSpecies page ›

Marginopora observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-08.

Marginopora observed 2026-09-08

2026-09-08

plate roche, Mohéli, Comores

(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Marginopora observed 2026-06-27

2026-06-27

8JPP+XP6, Ohoililir, Kei Kecil, Kabupaten des Moluques du Sud-Est, Moluques, Indonésie

(c) guillaumecalcagni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Marginopora observed 2025-09-17

2025-09-17

Doljo, Panglao, Bohol, Filipijnen

(c) Marleen Schouten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Marginopora observed 2024-05-15

2024-05-15

Taipi Wall, Pulau Kadidiri, Togean Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Marginopora observed 2022-12-02

2022-12-02

Passe de Boulari, Nouméa, New caledonia

(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Marginopora observed 2022-05-30

2022-05-30

Touho, NC-NO, NC

(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Marginopora. BPBM 428. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979264458. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/a/428.

Record sources