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Volvarina fusiformis

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BPBM 250454Malacology

Volvarina fusiformis

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Marginellidae

Collected by
Ditlev Due Thaanum; Ditlev Due Thaanum
Collector number
1548,e
Date
1923
Locality
Honolulu; Fort Armstrong, reef at
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
27 Bishop specimens of Volvarina fusiformis · collected 1900–2003Species page ›

Volvarina unilineata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-04.

Volvarina unilineata observed 2025-03-04

2025-03-04

Waiulua Bay, Waikoloa, HI, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Volvarina unilineata observed 2024-12-18

2024-12-18

Kaleopolepo Beach Fish pond, Kihei, HI 96753, USA

(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Volvarina unilineata observed 2010-12-09

2010-12-09

Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, USA

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Volvarina fusiformis. BPBM 250454. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39671788. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/250454.

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