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Purpura pansa
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
- Collected by
- T. T. Dranga; ThaanumTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1954
- Locality
- Cocos Island; Chatham Bay
- Region
- Cocos Island
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Plicopurpura columellaris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 411 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
MG77+73, 70902 Puerto Ángel, Oax., México
(c) Mauricio Martinez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Puerto Ángel, Oax., México
(c) Nay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
MG98+MH, 70902 Puerto Ángel, Oax., México
(c) Kenay Herrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Puerto Ángel, Oax., México
(c) Nay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
70902 Playa Zipolite, Oax., México
(c) Mauricio Martinez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27
El Progreso, Ecuador
(c) Juan Fernando Pesántez-Muñoz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Purpura pansa. BPBM 235504. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38361148. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/235504.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38361148 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
