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Cheilea equestris

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BPBM 231405Malacology

Cheilea equestris

False Cup-and-Saucer Limpet

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Hipponicidae

Collected by
D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1949
Locality
Agat (or Asan?) Bay.
Region
Guam
Record type
Preservedspecimen
71 Bishop specimens of Cheilea equestris · collected 1908–1997Species page ›

Cheilea equestris observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-24.

Cheilea equestris observed 2026-09-24

2026-09-24

QJM4+WV2, Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago

(c) Ivan Hinkson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Cheilea equestris observed 2026-05-22

2026-05-22

Bonaire, Kralendijk, Bonaire, BQ

(c) Jacob Weston, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Cheilea equestris observed 2026-05-22

2026-05-22

Bonaire, BQ

(c) Jacob Weston, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Cheilea equestris observed 2026-05-21

2026-05-21

Bonaire, Bonaire, BQ

(c) Jacob Weston, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Cheilea equestris observed 2025-03-18

2025-03-18

BS

(c) Bennett Susman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cheilea equestris observed 2025-03-09

2025-03-09

Saint George Basseterre Parish, St Kitts & Nevis

(c) Cheng-wei, Liu (Jack), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cheilea equestris. BPBM 231405. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35943570. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231405.

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