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Turbo argyrostomus
silver-mouth turban
Turbinidae
- Collected by
- Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
- Date
- Invalid Date
- Locality
- Tonga; Tongatapu; Haakama
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On Invalid Date, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 14 other specimens.
Arca divaricata
Malacology
Columbella
Malacology
Conus ebraeus
Malacology
Conus miliaris aristophanes
Malacology
Coralliophila galea
Malacology
Coralliophilidae
Malacology
Cypraea caputserpentis
Malacology
Drupa horrida
Malacology
Drupa ricinus
Malacology
Engina mendicaria
Malacology
Thais hippocastaneum
Malacology
Thais hippocastaneum distinguenda
Malacology
Trochus tubiferous
Malacology
Turbo intercostalis
Malacology
Turbo argyrostomus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1926. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Turbo argyrostomus. BPBM 202878. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202878.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026