Prionovolva pudica wilsoniana

Fruit Egg Cowry

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Ovulidae

Collected by: Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1932
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Okinawa; Itoman, off
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Prionovolva brevis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 97 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Pallarenda-Shelley Beach, AU-QL, AU

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

2026-10-04

Cebu, PH

(c) Ale’s Pokédex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-05

Singapore, SG, SG

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

2026-05-09

Boulouparis, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-04

Bitung, Bitung City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) Eva Paulus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-01

North Sulawesi, ID

(c) Max S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Prionovolva pudica wilsoniana. BPBM 233444. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38213092. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233444.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38213092 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026