Turritella symmetrica

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Turritellidae

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 Turritella symmetrica · 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.

Stiracolpus symmetricus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-27.

2026-04-27

Dunedin City, Otago Region, New Zealand

(c) Otto Hyink, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-20

Southland, New Zealand

(c) Genevieve Early, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-02-25

Southland, New Zealand

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

2022-12-19

Argyle Beach, Bluff, Southland, South Island, New Zealand

(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-11-27

Southland, New Zealand

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

2000-01-27

Stewart Island, New Zealand

(c) Pete Woodall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Turritella symmetrica. BPBM 65393. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39553376. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65393.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39553376 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026