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Purpura aperta
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
- Collected by
- Anthony Polansky; Anthony Polansky
- Date
- 1962
- Locality
- Mokapu; Area A; Black Beach Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Purpura aperta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-26.
2026-06-26
Kalanianaole Hwy, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Ray Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-08
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) Dan O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-06
Koko Head District Park, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-04
Hawaiʻi, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Jeff Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Purpura aperta. BPBM 208835. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/208835.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026