Trochus

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Trochidae

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

91 Bishop specimens of Trochus · collected 1902–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Trochus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,851 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Perros-Guirec - Parking St Guirec de Ploumanac'h, 22700 Perros-Guirec, France

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

2026-10-27

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES-CN, ES

(c) Christophe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27

Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia

(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

(c) petitcrabe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26

Promenade Victor Lefranc, Île-de-Batz, FR

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

2026-10-25

La Vallée, Plouër-sur-Rance, FR

(c) nickdag17, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Trochus. BPBM 258238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39504148. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258238.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39504148 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026