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Venerupis galactites
Veneridae
- Collected by
- Thomas A. Burch & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →T. Burch {=Thomas Burch →
- Locality
- Australia; Western Australia; King George's Sound {Entered as: S.W. Australia; King George's sound}
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Venerupis galactites observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 492 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Normanville SA 5204, Australia
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
American Beach, SA, AU
(c) Kathryn Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Queenscliff, AU
(c) loisstephens1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Queenscliff, AU
(c) loisstephens1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Queenscliff, AU
(c) loisstephens1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Victor Harbor, SA, AU
(c) India I’Anson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Venerupis galactites. BPBM 255605. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/255605.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
