Fasciolaria trapezium

Trapezium horse conch

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Fasciolariidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Yaeyama; Ishigaki; Taketomi Island
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

20 Bishop specimens of Fasciolaria trapezium · collected 1924–1957Species page ›

Pleuroploca trapezium observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 133 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21

ray alley Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-21

ray alley Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-07

Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG

(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-16

bikini reef Point, Durban, 4001, South Africa

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-05-10

doodles Ponta do Ouro Maputo, Ponta do Ouro 0000, Mozambique

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-04-02

Mjini, TZ-ZW, TZ

(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Fasciolaria trapezium. BPBM 237495. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36838259. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/237495.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36838259 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026