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BPBM 228103Malacology

Nerita plicata

Pleated Nerite

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae

Collected by
Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1932
Locality
Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Yaeyama; Ishigaki; Maesato
Region
Ryukyu Islands
Record type
Preservedspecimen
169 Bishop specimens of Nerita plicata · collected 1902–2022Species page ›

Nerita plicata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,270 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

Nerita plicata observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Brooms Head NSW 2463, Australia

(c) Bee-yonce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nerita plicata observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

G8HG+52, Anjiabe, Madagascar

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

Nerita plicata observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

884J+824, Kattupalli Village, Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu 600120, India

(c) Bhuvaneshwari 1598, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nerita plicata observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nerita plicata observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Gambier, Polynésie française

(c) Louis Beney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nerita plicata observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Octopus Resort, Fiji

(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Nerita plicata. BPBM 228103. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37653676. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/228103.

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