Turbo argyrostoma

silver-mouth turban

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Turbinidae

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

23 Bishop specimens of Turbo argyrostoma · collected 1893–1982Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Turbo argyrostomus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 126 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Moso, Vanuatu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-05

Alifu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives

(c) Elina Le Verche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25

One Tree Island, Queensland, Australia

(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08

Île Mato, New Caledonia

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-14

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-26

Ningaloo, AU-WA-CA, AU-WA, AU

(c) Parker H, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Turbo argyrostoma. BPBM 258013. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39530514. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258013.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39530514 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026