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Natica violacea
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Naticidae
- Collected by
- Garrett; Garrett Collection {Received From Charles Reed Bishop}Andrew J. Garrett →Garrett Collection {Received From Charles Reed Bishop} →
- Locality
- Society Islands
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Tectonatica violacea observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-01-08.

2024-01-08
Bassin Pirogue
(c) antoine_baglan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-22
Majuro Atoll, RMI
(c) Raphael Forns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-07-05
South Pacific Ocean, Tonga, TO
(c) Hyongchan Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-03-22
Ifaty, Madagascar
(c) CORDENOS Thierry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-09-12
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-04-18
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Natica violacea. BPBM 164. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37641737. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/164.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37641737 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
