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Purpura aperta

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BPBM 249109Malacology

Purpura aperta

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Locality
Central Pacific; Midway
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
28.2098, -177.3623 ± 3,888 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
62 Bishop specimens of Purpura aperta · collected 1897–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Purpura aperta. BPBM 249109. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/249109.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026