BPBM 206963Malacology

Plaxiphora mercatoris

Animalia › Mollusca › Polyplacophora › Chitonida › Mopaliidae

Collected by: Randall, Jack; *Rehder, Harald A. (USNM)Johnson Randall →Harald Alfred Rehder →
Collector number: EI-8
Date: February 7, 1969
Locality: off Motu Tautara
Island: Rapa Nui
Region: Isla de Pascua, Valparaiso Region, Chile
Coordinates: -27.1091, -109.4261 ± 466 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Where it was collected

Still here: Plaxiphora mercatoris observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-12-14.

2023-12-14

Caleta Roa, Île de Pâques, Région de Valparaiso, CL

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

2023-09-26

Hanga Roa, Isla de Pascua, Valparaíso, Chile

(c) MatiasG, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2016-11-17

Isla de Pascua, Valparaíso, Chile

(c) Erasmo Macaya Horta, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2016-11-16

Hanga Roa, Isla de Pascua, Región de Valparaíso, Chile

(c) Erasmo Macaya Horta, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2014-11-16

(c) Erasmo Macaya Horta, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2010-11-04

Easter Island, Valparaíso, Chile

(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Plaxiphora mercatoris. BPBM 206963. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38122449. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/206963.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38122449 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026