Turbo argyrostomus

silver-mouth turban

Turbinidae

Collected by: Joseph Swift Emerson
Collector number: 409-X 197
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: Micronesia
Region: Federated States of Micronesia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

58 Bishop specimens of Turbo argyrostomus · collected 1908–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Turbo argyrostomus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 126 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Moso, Vanuatu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-05

Alifu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives

(c) Elina Le Verche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25

One Tree Island, Queensland, Australia

(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08

Île Mato, New Caledonia

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-14

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-26

Ningaloo, AU-WA-CA, AU-WA, AU

(c) Parker H, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Turbo argyrostomus. BPBM 195264. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/195264.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026