Cryptoplax japonicus

Animalia › Mollusca › Polyplacophora › Chitonida › Cryptoplacidae

Collected by: D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Japan; Iyo.
Region: Japan
Record type: Preservedspecimen

4 Bishop specimens of Cryptoplax japonicus · collected 1927–1929Species page ›

Cryptoplax japonica observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-02.

2026-07-02

Rinkai-ura, Tassha, Sado

(c) K.Kawasaka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-17

Jeju, Jeju, South Korea

(c) 洪清漳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-23

Toba, JP-ME, JP

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

2025-08-19

日本、〒517-0004 三重県鳥羽市菅島町

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

2025-04-05

Isshiki, Kanagawa, JP

(c) konan koyama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-07-30

越前加賀海岸国定公園, 丹生郡越前町, 福井県, JP

(c) sousuke1018, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cryptoplax japonicus. BPBM 225169. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36199221. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/225169.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36199221 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026