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Epitonium
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Epitoniidae
- Collected by
- Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1932
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Itoman, off
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Epitonium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,451 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Sonoma County, CA, USA
(c) Alison Young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
West Chatham, MA, US
(c) Benny Albro, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19
Malltraeth Bay, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales, GB
(c) G Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
North Atlantic Ocean, Fort Myers Beach, FL, US
(c) Cabe Rieck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Duke's, Southport, England, GB
(c) G Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Somerville Road, Liverpool, England, GB
(c) G Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Epitonium. BPBM 230506. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36747123. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/230506.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36747123 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
