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Turbo argyrostomus
Turbinidae
- Collected by
- Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
- Date
- July 24, 1926
- Locality
- Tonga; Tongatapu; Holoipepe Quarry
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On July 24, 1926, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 6 other specimens.
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)
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Cite this specimen
Turbo argyrostomus. BPBM 202971. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202971.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026