Nuttallia japonica

Purple Olive Clam

Psammobiidae

Collected by: Thaanum/Langford CollectionLangford Collection →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: Th. 9947
Locality: Japan; Tokyo Bay
Region: Japan
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Nuttallia japonica observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-15.

2025-06-15

南三陸町志津川　松原干潟

(c) kemurineko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2024-06-01

西神崎, 舞鶴市, 京都府, JP

(c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-03-17

Sumauradori, Suma Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 654-0055, Japan

(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-03-12

西神崎, 舞鶴市, 京都府, JP

(c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-02-14

대한민국 충청남도 태안군 안면읍

(c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2022-10-16

西神崎, 舞鶴市, 京都府, JP

(c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Nuttallia japonica. BPBM 285041. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/285041.