Neptunea decemcostata

Ten-ridged Whelk

Buccinidae

Collected by: Joseph Swift Emerson; Joseph Swift Emerson
Collector number: #423 III 118
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: Massachusetts; Nahant
Region: Massachusetts
Record type: Preservedspecimen

2 Bishop specimens of Neptunea decemcostata · collected 1930–1930Species page ›

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Joseph Swift Emerson; Joseph Swift Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Neptunea decemcostata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 192 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

2026-09-20

Nahant Bay, Lynn, MA, US

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

2026-09-04

Southwest Rural District, NB, Canada

(c) Bex Goreham, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-29

Ipswich, MA 01938, USA

(c) Thomas Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-11

Lamoine, ME 04605, USA

no rights reserved

2026-07-31

St. Andrews, NB, CA

(c) Makenna Gogan-Plumadore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22

Beachcomber Ln, Digby, NS, CA

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

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Cite this specimen

Neptunea decemcostata. BPBM 196709. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/196709.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026