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Littorina obesa
Scarlet Periwinkle
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Littorinidae
- Collected by
- Garrett; Garrett Collection {Received From Charles Reed Bishop}Andrew J. Garrett →Garrett Collection {Received From Charles Reed Bishop} →
- Locality
- Tuamotu Archipelago
- Region
- Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Littoraria coccinea observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 52 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.
2026-09-21
Barrier Drive, Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA
(c) jk6000, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-02
Kosi Bay Mouth
(c) Adel Liebenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Kosi Bay Mouth
(c) Adel Liebenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Kosi Bay Mouth
(c) Adel Liebenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-21
8CP3+7JF, Pā'ea, French Polynesia
(c) Langzi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Shaka's Rock, Ballito, 4399, South Africa
(c) Hendrik McCarthy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Littorina obesa. BPBM 234. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37456574. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/234.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37456574 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026