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Quoyula modreporarum

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BPBM 235953Malacology

Quoyula modreporarum

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by
Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1935
Locality
Waikiki, off
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.2767, -157.8365 ± 1,532 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
21 Bishop specimens of Quoyula modreporarum · collected 1902–1949Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Galeropsis monodonta observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-01.

Galeropsis monodonta observed 2026-06-01

2026-06-01

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Galeropsis monodonta observed 2017-05-25

2017-05-25

Kaneohe Bay, Kapapa Island, NE side

(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Galeropsis monodonta observed 2011-06-05

2011-06-05

O‘ahu, Hawaii, USA

(c) David Andreas de Rivera Tønnessen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Quoyula modreporarum. BPBM 235953. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38372975. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/235953.

Record sources