Periglypta puerpera

Maiden's Purse Shell

Veneridae

Collected by: Thomas A. Burch & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →T. Burch {=Thomas Burch →
Collector number: No. 3
Locality: Africa; East Africa; Mozambique
Region: Africa
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Periglypta puerpera observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 51 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-21.

2026-07-21

Ishigaki, Okinawa, JP

(c) Daniel Petersen och Peter Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-16

Huandao East Road, Xiamen, Fujian, CN

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

2026-05-16

Onna, Okinawa, JP

(c) Rex Jiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-11

Erakor, Vanuatu

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

2026-03-20

沖縄県与那国町比川浜

(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-19

沖縄県石垣市名蔵湾

(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Periglypta puerpera. BPBM 255672. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/255672.