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Patella stellaeformis
Star-shaped Limpet
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Patellidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1926
- Locality
- Japan; Nagoya, Kii.
- Region
- Japan
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Scutellastra flexuosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-24.
2026-07-24
Tiaruanu, PF
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Jeju, Jeju, South Korea
(c) 邹轶帆Zou Yifan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-05-12
Vanuatu, VU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Ouémo, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Ouémo, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-25
Ouémo, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Patella stellaeformis. BPBM 226653. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94351628. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/226653.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 94351628 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026