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Distortio anus

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BPBM 234241Malacology

Distortio anus

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Personidae

Collected by
Thaanum
Collector number
6279
Locality
Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa
Region
Ryukyu Islands
Record type
Preservedspecimen
46 Bishop specimens of Distortio anus · collected 1915–1994Species page ›

Distorsio anus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 47 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-20.

Distorsio anus observed 2026-03-20

2026-03-20

沖縄県与那国町比川浜

(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Distorsio anus observed 2025-11-17

2025-11-17

Pantudlan, Loon, Bohol, Philippines

(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Distorsio anus observed 2025-11-03

2025-11-03

Hawaii, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Distorsio anus observed 2025-10-03

2025-10-03

Desroches Island - Beach South Side

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

Distorsio anus observed 2025-09-03

2025-09-03

Bitung, Bitung City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

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

Distorsio anus observed 2024-09-10

2024-09-10

Vietnam

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

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

Cite this specimen

Distortio anus. BPBM 234241. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36532031. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/234241.

Record sources