Ranella spinosa

Spiny Frog shell

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Ranellidae

Collected by: G.B. Sowerby; GarrettAndrew J. Garrett →G.B. Sowerby →
Locality: Ceylon
Region: Ceylon
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Bufonaria echinata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-10.

2025-04-10

Central Division, Odisha, India

(c) Priyanshu Pradhan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-18

Ramlat Āl Wahībah, Ash Sharqiyah, OM

(c) stidau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-19

Boxipalli, Odisha 761002, India

(c) sagar_maharana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-12

XR35+W6H, Chowpatty, Girgaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400007, India

(c) Raniya Ansari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-18

Mylapore, 107, Kamarj Salai, Nochi Nagar, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600004, India

(c) janu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-03

Arabian Sea, IN

(c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Ranella spinosa. BPBM 6453. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38388976. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/6453.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38388976 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026