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BPBM 234843Malacology
Purpura aperta
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
- Collected by
- T. T. Dranga; ThaanumTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1924
- Locality
- Puna; Paki; Keaau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6292, -154.9673 ± 339 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Drupa aperta observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-06-01.
2023-06-01
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-03
Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Matthew Thompson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Purpura aperta. BPBM 234843. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38356550. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/234843.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38356550 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026