Purpura affinis

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by: A. Garrett
Locality: Tuamotu Archipelago
Region: Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Mancinella armigera observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-10.

2026-09-10

Christmas Island, Christmas Island, CX

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-23

Vaini, Tonga

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

2026-06-14

Christmas Island National Park, CX

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-14

Christmas Island National Park, CX

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-22

Nanumanga, Tuvalu

(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-01

South Pacific Ocean, PF

(c) Antoine MARNAT, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Purpura affinis. BPBM 1652. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38360965. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/1652.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38360965 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026