Volva volva

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Ovulidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Japan; Sagami Bay
Region: Japan
Record type: Preservedspecimen

8 Bishop specimens of Volva volva · collected 1930–1954Species page ›

Volva volva observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 873 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18

Calle La Trinidad, Dota, San Jose, CR

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

2026-10-16

San José, CR

(c) Selena González Aragón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Siguatepeque, Comayagua, Honduras

(c) Otto Seydel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27

Costa Rica

(c) Harold Steven Hernández, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26

Tin Wu Rd, Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, HK

(c) marco91919, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26

Akinomiya, Yuzawa, Akita 019-0321, Japan

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

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Cite this specimen

Volva volva. BPBM 233401. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39671537. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233401.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39671537 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026