Neptunea lyrata lyrata

Lyre Whelk

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Buccinidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Alaska; Wrangell
Region: Alaska
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Neptunea lyrata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.

2026-10-09

North Pacific Ocean, Juneau, AK, US

(c) Emma Reichl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-24

Auke Bay, Juneau, AK 99801, USA

(c) Gus van Vliet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-19

Sitka, AK, USA

(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-09

North Pacific Ocean, Juneau, AK, US

(c) Emma Reichl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-18

Adak, AK, USA

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

2022-04-17

Juneau, AK, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Neptunea lyrata lyrata. BPBM 236255. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37649312. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/236255.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37649312 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026