Trochus oppressus

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Trochidae

Collected by: E.G.B. Moss; Mrs. A.E. MossE.G.B. Moss →Moss {=A.E. Moss →
Date: September 1, 1917
Locality: New Zealand; North Island; Tauranga
Region: New Zealand
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1917, E.G.B. Moss; Mrs. A.E. Moss also collected 24+ other specimens.

Clanculus miniatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-27.

2025-12-27

Seal Point Boulevard Cape St Francis, St Francis Bay, 6312, South Africa

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

2022-12-24

The Point, Mossel Bay

(c) Sandra Falanga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Trochus oppressus. BPBM 65321. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39501307. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65321.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39501307 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026