Turbo setosus

Turbinidae

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

42 Bishop specimens of Turbo setosus · collected 1920–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Turbo setosus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-01.

2026-09-01

Îles du Vent, PF

(c) Abel Dupré, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-16

Indian Ocean, East Java, ID

(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-12

Îles Tuamotu-Gambier, Polynésie française

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

2026-06-19

Tema'e, French Polynesia

(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-12

Hitia'a, Hitiaʻa O Te Ra, French Polynesia

(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-12

Tahiti, French Polynesia, PF

(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Turbo setosus. BPBM 202916. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202916.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026