Strombus gibberulus

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Strombidae

Collected by: Ostergaard, J. M.; Ostergaard, Jens M.
Date: June 1, 1926
Locality: Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatapu; Nukualofa Beach
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

52 Bishop specimens of Strombus gibberulus · collected 1908–1998Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1926, Ostergaard, J. M.; Ostergaard, Jens M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gibberulus gibberulus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 186 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.

2026-10-03

South Pacific Ocean, Polynésie française, PF

(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02

El Naaba, Red Sea, Egypt

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

2026-08-24

Pouembout, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-17

Египет

(c) Denis Potanin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-05

Mauricio

(c) loski15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-18

Windward Islands, French Polynesia

(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Strombus gibberulus. BPBM 258008. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38818806. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258008.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38818806 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026