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Turbo chrysostomus

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BPBM 227690Malacology

Turbo chrysostomus

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Turbinidae

Collected by
Dranga & Thaanum; ThaanumDranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1940
Locality
Bega Island
Island
Beqa
Region
Fiji
Coordinates
-18.3971, 178.1245 ± 5,421 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
21 Bishop specimens of Turbo chrysostomus · collected 1926–1995Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Turbo chrysostomus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-01.

Turbo chrysostomus observed 2025-03-01

2025-03-01

Beqa, Rewa, Central, Fiji

(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Turbo chrysostomus. BPBM 227690. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39535097. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/227690.

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