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Coralliophila violacea in life
In life — Violet Purpura, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Rolla
BPBM 240592Malacology

Coralliophila violacea

Violet Purpura

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by
Thorsson, Wesley M.; Thorsson, Wesley M.
Date
1983
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
74 Bishop specimens of Coralliophila violacea · collected 1907–2003Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Coralliophila violacea. BPBM 240592. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/240592.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026