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Vasum turbinellus
common Pacific vase
Turbinellidae
- Collected by
- Daniel B. Langford & Ditlev Due Thaanum; Ditlev Due ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- Thaanum's Lot #: 356e
- Date
- 1928
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Chishima
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Vasum turbinellus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 188 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
FJ
(c) Alanna Parra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Marsa 'Alam, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt
(c) Hans Hillewaert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-09-01
Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, EG
(c) Vera Polyanskaya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Red Sea, EG
(c) drooover, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
Fun & Sun, Malapascua Island, Philippines
(c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Mohéli, Comores, KM
(c) thomasrfriedrich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vasum turbinellus. BPBM 250199. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/250199.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026