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Coralliophila violacea in life
In life — Violet Purpura, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David R
BPBM 250512Malacology

Coralliophila violacea

Violet Purpura

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by
Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson
Date
1994
Island
Siar Island
Region
Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
Record type
Preservedspecimen
74 Bishop specimens of Coralliophila violacea · collected 1907–2003Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Coralliophila violacea. BPBM 250512. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/250512.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026