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Vitularia
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
- Collected by
- Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1933
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Itoman; off
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Vitularia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-08.

2026-03-08
CR99+RX3 Playa Venao, Las Escobas del Venado, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-28
Mazatlán, Sin., México
(c) Moises de Jesús Castillo Gallardo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-02-09
Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Guerrero, Mexico
(c) zihuadean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-19
Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
(c) Juan Fernando Pesántez-Muñoz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2025-03-10
23574 B.C.S., México
(c) Álvaro San José Elizundia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-19
Green Church, Kihei, HI 96753, USA
(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Vitularia. BPBM 235715. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39659359. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/235715.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39659359 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
