Cymatium pileare

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cymatiidae

Collected by: Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1925
Locality: Japan; Waki; Satsuma; Kyushu
Region: Japan
Record type: Preservedspecimen

118 Bishop specimens of Cymatium pileare · collected 1915–1995Species page ›

Monoplex pilearis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 182 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

2026-10-12

Singer Island, Juno Beach, FL, US

(c) Thomas Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12

Trinidad and Tobago

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

2026-09-12

Iluka, NSW, AU

(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-28

Barcoongere NSW 2460, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-12

Beach Rd, Tequesta, FL, US

(c) Michael Bruder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-27

Onslow, AU

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

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Cite this specimen

Cymatium pileare. BPBM 234186. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36246382. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/234186.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36246382 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026