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Scutus unguis
Hoof-shield limpet
Fissurellidae
- Collected by
- R.T. Abbott, Acad. Of Nat. Sci. PhiladelphiaR. Tucker Abbott →Acad. Of Nat. Sci. Philadelphia →
- Collector number
- 636
- Date
- February 6, 1957
- Locality
- Africa; Tanzania; Zanzibar; (SW) Bweleo Bay; 2 miles N. fumba
- Region
- Africa
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On February 6, 1957, R.T. Abbott, Acad. Of Nat. Sci. Philadelphia also collected 11 other specimens.
Scutus unguis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 201 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
North-East, Singapore
(c) Rui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
台灣新北市貢寮區
(c) 劉佳勳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
New Territories, HK
(c) kankandy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-23
Karang Asem, ID-BA, ID
(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-09
Coral Sea, Bowen, AU
(c) richiefamous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Hong Kong
(c) hychy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Scutus unguis. BPBM 253502. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/253502.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026