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Coralliophila violacea
Violet Purpura
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
- Collected by
- Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1928
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Kowan Reef
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Coralliophila violacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Uepi, Solomon Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-17
Danao, Panglao, Bohol, Filipijnen
(c) Marleen Schouten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-12
Tikehau, French Polynesia
(c) luca tringali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-12
Tikehau, French Polynesia
(c) luca tringali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-03
Chatham, Isla del Coco
(c) Billy Bensted-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coralliophila violacea. BPBM 235805. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36157684. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/235805.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36157684 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026