Vasum turbinellus

common Pacific vase

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Turbinellidae

Collected by: D.B. Langford & D. Thaanum; Thaanum, DitlevD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 356,d
Date: 1925
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Nakama Reef
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

57 Bishop specimens of Vasum turbinellus · collected 1917–1995Species page ›

Vasum turbinellus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 188 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11

FJ

(c) Alanna Parra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02

Marsa 'Alam, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt

(c) Hans Hillewaert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-09-01

Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, EG

(c) Vera Polyanskaya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-13

Red Sea, EG

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

2026-08-12

Fun & Sun, Malapascua Island, Philippines

(c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-13

Mohéli, Comores, KM

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

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Cite this specimen

Vasum turbinellus. BPBM 255874. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39628453. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/255874.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39628453 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026