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BPBM 240907Malacology
Purpura aperta
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
- Collected by
- J. Manson & Anna D. ValentineJ. Manson →Anna D. Valentine →
- Collector number
- #187
- Locality
- Keaau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6428, -154.9840 ± 301 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Drupa aperta observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-06-01.

2023-06-01
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-01-03
Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Matthew Thompson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Purpura aperta. BPBM 240907. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38357661. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/240907.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38357661 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
