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Philine aperta
sand slug
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cephalaspidea › Philinidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum, Ditlev
- Collector number
- 856,a
- Locality
- England; Pembroke; Tenby
- Region
- England
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Philine aperta observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 59 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-26.
2026-04-26
photographers reef Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-03-16
long beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-12-24
Ndlambe Local Municipality, South Africa
no rights reserved
2025-10-01
Ndlambe Local Municipality, South Africa
no rights reserved
2025-06-21
long beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-04-12
Ndlambe Local Municipality, South Africa
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Philine aperta. BPBM 258899. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37993226. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258899.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37993226 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026