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Morula margariticola
Oyster Drill
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
- Collected by
- T. T. Dranga; ThaanumTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1940
- Locality
- Australia; Western Australia; Broome
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Drupella margariticola observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 319 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.

2026-10-09
Low Reef, NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Steve Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Sandy Beach NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
Woody Head, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11
Hotel Mavana, Mo'orea
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Morula margariticola. BPBM 235736. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37623375. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/235736.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37623375 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
