Neotrigonia margaritacea
Southern Brooch Shell
Trigoniidae
- Collected by
- Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife}
- Collector number
- Th 5993
- Locality
- Australia
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Neotrigonia margaritacea observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-11.
2026-01-11
West Tamar, TAS, Australia
(c) Matteo Grilli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-21
Australia
(c) Matteo Grilli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-09
Break O'Day, AU-TS, AU
(c) Alan Melville, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2025-04-26
Osborne Esp, Kingston Beach, TAS, AU
(c) Tom Hunt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-22
Merimbula NSW 2548, Australia
(c) Stephen Csurhes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-22
Merimbula NSW 2548, Australia
(c) Liz Snow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Neotrigonia margaritacea. BPBM 278948. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/278948.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026