Thais armigera

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by: Richard Pearson; Richard Pearson
Collector number: Original lot: #1
Date: January 10, 1963
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Hateruma Island; Atanoshi Site; LVL.5-12"-15"
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

54 Bishop specimens of Thais armigera · collected 1919–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 10, 1963, Richard Pearson; Richard Pearson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Thais armigera observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-10.

2026-09-10

Christmas Island, Christmas Island, CX

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-23

Vaini, Tonga

(c) martyhing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-14

Christmas Island National Park, CX

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-14

Christmas Island National Park, CX

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-22

Nanumanga, Tuvalu

(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-01

South Pacific Ocean, PF

(c) Antoine MARNAT, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Thais armigera. BPBM 252760. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/252760.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026