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Chione paphia
King Venus
Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Venerida › Veneridae
- Collected by
- Burch, Tom & BeatriceBeatrice →T. Burch {=Thomas Burch →
- Locality
- Mexico; Playa Washington; Matamoros Tam.
- Region
- Mexico
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Lirophora paphia observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 161 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.

2026-09-12
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, VC
(c) chelseabequia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-07
FW6M+58 - Ubatuba, SP, 11680-000, Brasil
(c) Celso Henrique Varela Rios, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-07
FW6M+58 - Ubatuba, SP, 11680-000, Brasil
(c) Celso Henrique Varela Rios, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-07
FW6M+58 - Ubatuba, SP, 11680-000, Brasil
(c) Celso Henrique Varela Rios, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-04
Condomínio do Edf Praia Bela - Guarapari, ES, 29215-250, Brasil
no rights reserved

2026-08-02
Entrada de Meaípe - Belo Horizonte, Guarapari - ES, 29208-075, Brasil
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Cite this specimen
Chione paphia. BPBM 255926. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35953476. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/255926.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35953476 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
