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Purpura aperta

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BPBM 280732Malacology

Purpura aperta

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Date
October 4, 1953
Locality
Hawai‘i
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
24.4091, -166.3591
Record type
Preservedspecimen
62 Bishop specimens of Purpura aperta · collected 1897–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 4, 1953, Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection also collected 1 other specimen.

Cite this specimen

Purpura aperta. BPBM 280732. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/280732.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026