Calliostoma tigris

Tiger Topsnail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Calliostomatidae

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

5 Bishop specimens of Calliostoma tigris · collected 1917–1930Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Maurea tigris observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 125 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-30.

2026-09-30

Waikato Region, New Zealand

(c) ☆Rosie James☆, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01

Auckland, Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-11

Cape Reinga Rd, Te Kao, Northland, NZ

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

2026-05-17

Wellington Region, New Zealand

(c) Sarah Milicich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-27

Rocky Bay

(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-27

Port Taranaki, Taranaki, NZ

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

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

Cite this specimen

Calliostoma tigris. BPBM 65353. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35688717. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65353.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35688717 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026