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Margarites helicinus
Pearly Topshell
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Margaritidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Locality
- Alaska; Drier Bay.
- Region
- Alaska
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Margarites helicinus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 170 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.
2026-08-25
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK, USA
(c) R. Hoffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
St Paul, AK, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-06
Terence Bay, NS, Canada
(c) elli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-13
RI, US
(c) Benny Albro, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-13
Oceanview Dr, Middletown, RI, US
(c) Benny Albro, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-13
RI, US
(c) Benny Albro, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Margarites helicinus. BPBM 226743. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37511111. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/226743.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37511111 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026