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BPBM 238678Malacology
Vexillum obeliscus
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Costellariidae
- Collected by
- Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1925
- Locality
- Japan; Kagoshima Bay or Imaizumi; Kyushu Island
- Region
- Japan
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Vexillum obeliscus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2017-05-08.

2017-05-08
Anilao, Lipa, Batangas, Philippines
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-10-17
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vexillum obeliscus. BPBM 238678. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39646901. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/238678.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39646901 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
