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Volutharpa ampullacea perryi
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Buccinidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1924
- Locality
- Japan; Tokyo Bay; Makado; off
- Region
- Japan
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Volutharpa ampullacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-08.

2025-10-08
Juneau, AK, USA
(c) Ruby Kresge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-10
North Pacific Ocean, Juneau, AK, US
(c) Emma Reichl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-09
North Pacific Ocean, Juneau, AK, US
(c) Emma Reichl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-18
North Pacific Ocean, Juneau, AK, US
(c) amybiz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-04-09
Juneau, AK, USA
(c) Nicole LaRoche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-05-29
Hoonah-Angoon, AK, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Volutharpa ampullacea perryi. BPBM 236377. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39671615. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/236377.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39671615 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
