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Chicoreus microphyllus
curly murex
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
- Collected by
- Johnson, Scott; Enewetak Mid-Pacific Marine Lab.Enewetak Mid-Pacific Marine Lab →Scott Johnson →
- Date
- February 5, 1982
- Locality
- Marshall Islands; Ralik Chain; Enewetak; Medren Pseudopinnacle
- Island
- Enewetok Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On February 5, 1982, Johnson, Scott; Enewetak Mid-Pacific Marine Lab. also collected 1 other specimen.
Chicoreus microphyllus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-11-30.
2024-11-30
Tingloy, PH-BT, PH
(c) Keith Willmott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-06-02
Kapalai, Malaysia (Mandarin Gardens)
(c) Mike Krampf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chicoreus microphyllus. BPBM 251634. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35955695. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/251634.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35955695 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026