Neptunea lyrata decemcostata

Ten-ridged Whelk

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Buccinidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Canada; Nova Scotia; Digby; off
Region: Canada
Record type: Preservedspecimen

5 Bishop specimens of Neptunea lyrata decemcostataSpecies page ›

Neptunea decemcostata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 192 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

2026-09-20

Nahant Bay, Lynn, MA, US

(c) ebwhitney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-04

Southwest Rural District, NB, Canada

(c) Bex Goreham, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-29

Ipswich, MA 01938, USA

(c) Thomas Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-11

Lamoine, ME 04605, USA

no rights reserved

2026-07-31

St. Andrews, NB, CA

(c) Makenna Gogan-Plumadore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22

Beachcomber Ln, Digby, NS, CA

(c) arvande, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Neptunea lyrata decemcostata. BPBM 236253. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37650116. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/236253.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37650116 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026