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BPBM 277757Malacology

Purpura aperta

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Date
1950
Locality
Hanalei District; Hanalei
Island
Kauaʻi
Region
Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
22.2047, -159.4811 ± 3,224 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
62 Bishop specimens of Purpura aperta · collected 1897–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Purpura aperta. BPBM 277757. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/277757.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026