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Penion sulcatus
Northern Siphon Whelk
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Austrosiphonidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Locality
- New Zealand; North Island; Bay of Plenty
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Penion sulcatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 388 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-26.

2026-09-26
Bay of Plenty, NZ
(c) Yuchienie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Bay of Plenty, NZ
(c) Yuchienie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
North Island, Maketu, Bay of Plenty, NZ
(c) greghadley1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09
Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Thomas Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12
Balaena Bay South
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-18
Devonport Ferry Terminal, Devonport, Auckland 0624, New Zealand
(c) Pluto Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Penion sulcatus. BPBM 236275. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37953489. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/236275.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37953489 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
