Vasum ceramicum

Turbinellidae

Collected by: Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
Date: July 1, 1926
Locality: Tonga; Tongatapu; Hufagalupe; Windward
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

23 Bishop specimens of Vasum ceramicum · collected 1925–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1926, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Vasum ceramicum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-05.

2026-08-05

Vava'u, Tonga

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

2026-02-28

Guam, 66010

(c) Davis Provan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-13

Chiconi, YT

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

2026-02-07

3J8V+JW3, Kalpeni, Lakshadweep 682557, India

(c) Dr. Deepu Visweswar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-04

Tinian crack divesite, Tinian, CNMI

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

2025-09-21

Moso, Vanuatu

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

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Cite this specimen

Vasum ceramicum. BPBM 202841. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202841.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026