Venerupis philipinarum

Japanese Littleneck

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Venerida › Veneridae

Collected by: Mario Lourenco; Burch, Tom & BeatriceBeatrice →T. Burch {=Thomas Burch →Mario C. Lourenco →
Date: April 1, 1963
Locality: Africa; East Africa; Mozambique
Region: Africa
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Ruditapes philippinarum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,807 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Alberni-Clayoquot, BC, Canada

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

2026-10-24

Bremerton, WA, US

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

2026-10-24

Kitsap County, US-WA, US

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

2026-10-22

Jericho Beach, Vancouver, BC, CA

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

2026-10-17

Greater Vancouver, CA-BC, CA

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

2026-10-15

Girona, Espanya

(c) manelor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Cite this specimen

Venerupis philipinarum. BPBM 255933. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39625218. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/255933.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39625218 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026