Murex octogonus

Octagonal Murex

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

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; Auckland
Region: New Zealand
Record type: Preservedspecimen

3 Bishop specimens of Murex octogonus · 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.

Murexsul octogonus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-26.

2026-04-26

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Ward, Northland, NZ

(c) Rhonda Harrison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-09

Te Arai, Nueva Zelanda

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

2025-12-20

Auckland, Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda

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

2025-10-08

North Shore Ward, Auckland, NZ

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

2025-10-07

Manly Esplanade, Auckland, Auckland, NZ

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

2025-10-06

Harbour View Rd, Auckland, Auckland, NZ

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

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

Cite this specimen

Murex octogonus. BPBM 65467. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37626279. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65467.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37626279 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026