Coralliophila violacea

Violet Purpura

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 149/149A mixed
Date: April 1, 1962
Locality: Barbers Point; Tanker Mooring; B buoy; 200 yds. SE of(149) & Ala Moana; off(149A)
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

74 Bishop specimens of Coralliophila violacea · collected 1907–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Coralliophila violacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-04.

2026-07-04

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-07-01

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Coralliophila violacea. BPBM 220871. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36158247. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220871.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36158247 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026