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Retusa obtusa

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BPBM 258895Malacology

Retusa obtusa

Arctic Barrel-bubble

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cephalaspidea › Retusidae

Collected by
Thaanum, Ditlev
Collector number
6141
Locality
England
Region
England
Record type
Preservedspecimen
2 Bishop specimens of Retusa obtusaSpecies page ›

Retusa obtusa observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-22.

Retusa obtusa observed 2026-05-22

2026-05-22

Weston-super-Mare, UK

(c) David Lyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Retusa obtusa observed 2026-02-10

2026-02-10

Scots Bay, NS B0P 1H0, Canada

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

Retusa obtusa observed 2025-11-11

2025-11-11

Deutschland

(c) David Kaliss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Retusa obtusa observed 2024-10-25

2024-10-25

Irish Sea, Sefton, England, GB

(c) G Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Retusa obtusa observed 2024-10-23

2024-10-23

Hoylake, Wirral, England, GB

(c) G Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Retusa obtusa observed 2024-08-21

2024-08-21

Brean, UK

(c) Rob Sidaway, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Retusa obtusa. BPBM 258895. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38419112. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258895.

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