Cantharidus purpuratus

Red Opal Top Shell

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

2 Bishop specimens of Cantharidus purpuratus · collected 1917–1917Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Micrelenchus purpureus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 221 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-26.

2026-09-26

Marlborough, NZ-MA-MB, NZ

(c) Andrew Nevin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09

Auckland, New Zealand

(c) Thomas Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-06

Auckland, New Zealand

(c) Thomas Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27

Waikato, NZ

(c) Daniel Percy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04

Tawharanui Marine Reserve, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand

(c) Alex Q Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-26

New Plymouth 4312, New Zealand

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

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

Cite this specimen

Cantharidus purpuratus. BPBM 65338. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35740191. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65338.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35740191 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026