Strombus lentiginosus

Strombidae

Collected by: Joseph Swift Emerson
Collector number: 418-VII 110
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: Micronesia
Region: Federated States of Micronesia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

25 Bishop specimens of Strombus lentiginosus · collected 1908–1994Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, Joseph Swift Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Strombus lentiginosus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 80 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.

2026-09-21

Taha'a, French Polynesia

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12

Fun & Sun, Malapascua Island, Philippines

(c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-14

Sada, YT

(c) Ombeline Sculfort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-07-07

1944-2 Komesu, Itoman, Okinawa 901-0335, Japan

(c) Brenda Connolly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-06

Magharibi, TZ-ZW, TZ

(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-01

L'Étang-Salé, RE-PL, RE

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

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Cite this specimen

Strombus lentiginosus. BPBM 195113. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/195113.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026