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Purpura aperta

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BPBM 280733Malacology

Purpura aperta

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collector number
#204-1
Date
August 1, 1940
Locality
Waianae
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.4916, -158.0524 ± 15,902 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
62 Bishop specimens of Purpura aperta · collected 1897–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1940, Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection also collected 2 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Purpura aperta. BPBM 280733. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/280733.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026