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BPBM 235781Malacology
Coralliophila violacea
Violet Purpura
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
- Collected by
- Dranga & Thaanum & Langford; ThaanumDranga →D.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1938
- Locality
- Waialua Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Coralliophila violacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-04.
2026-07-04
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-07-01
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coralliophila violacea. BPBM 235781. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36155795. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/235781.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36155795 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026