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Purpura bufo

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BPBM 6458Malacology

Purpura bufo

Toad purpura

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

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

Purpura bufo observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 166 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.

Purpura bufo observed 2026-09-14

2026-09-14

India

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

Purpura bufo observed 2026-09-07

2026-09-07

India

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

Purpura bufo observed 2026-09-07

2026-09-07

India

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

Purpura bufo observed 2026-08-30

2026-08-30

India

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

Purpura bufo observed 2026-08-22

2026-08-22

QWR8+5P, Agnes Water QLD 4677, Australia

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

Purpura bufo observed 2026-08-16

2026-08-16

P8CP+3W9, Jalari Peta, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530017, India

(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Purpura bufo. BPBM 6458. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38361308. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/6458.

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