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Liolophura japonica tessellata
Animalia › Mollusca › Polyplacophora › Chitonida › Chitonidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1949
- Locality
- Ogasawara Gunto {Entered as: Bonin Islands}; Haha Shima.
- Region
- Ogasawara Gunto {Entered as: Bonin Islands}
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Liolophura japonica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 200 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10
Izumisano
(c) chrisisme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Kagawa, JP
(c) eshoya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Suginosue, Miyazu, Kyoto 626-0002, Japan
(c) yajapin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-03
Shimasaki, Miyazu, Kyoto 626-0017, Japan
(c) yajapin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-23
Teshimaieura, Kagawa, JP
(c) leaflovin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Kashimaecho, Sasebo, Nagasaki 858-0922, Japon
(c) Jérémy Lefèvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Liolophura japonica tessellata. BPBM 225255. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37440908. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/225255.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37440908 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
