Mitra swainsonii

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Mitridae

Collected by: M. A. Merrill; ThaanumMrs. Maynard A. Merrill →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1953
Locality: Mexico; Guaymas Harbor; on an island out of
Region: Mexico
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Isara swainsonii observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-02-24.

2024-02-24

Los Esteros, Manta, Ecuador

(c) Cristopher Rodríguez-Moreira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-21

Los Esteros, Manta, Ecuador

(c) Cristopher Rodríguez-Moreira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-03

Puerto López, Ecuador

(c) Daniel Velasco C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Mitra swainsonii. BPBM 238260. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37603829. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/238260.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37603829 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026