Acanthopleura spinigera

Jewelled Chiton

Animalia › Mollusca › Polyplacophora › Chitonida › Chitonidae

Collected by: Milton J. Flood; ThaanumMilton J. Flood →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1902
Locality: Yule Island
Island: Yule Island
Region: Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Record type: Preservedspecimen

4 Bishop specimens of Acanthopleura spinigera · collected 1902–1928Species page ›

Acanthopleura gemmata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 636 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Noumea, New Caledonia, NC

(c) Dominique Belge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Fiji, FJ

(c) Emilie Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

P279+CG, Kouri, Nakijin, Kunigami District, Okinawa 905-0406, Japan

(c) roserain63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Kabupaten de Manggarai occidental, Nusa Tenggara oriental, Indonésie

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

2026-10-13

Calliope - Pt B, AU-QL, AU

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

2026-10-13

South Pacifc Ocean

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

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Cite this specimen

Acanthopleura spinigera. BPBM 225260. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34605769. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/225260.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 34605769 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026