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Cavolina flava
Gibbose Cavoline
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Pteropoda › Cavoliniidae
- Collected by
- D. Thaanum
- Locality
- pelagic
- Type status
- In type drawer
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cavolinia gibbosa observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2018-02-24.

2018-02-24
Masaki Beach, Miho, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2018-01-13
Masaki Beach, Miho, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2017-12-16
Masaki Beach, Miho, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2017-12-11
Masaki Beach, Miho, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2011-08-23
top 150 meters
(c) NANCY COPLEY, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cavolina flava. BPBM 65733. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35798234. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65733.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35798234 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
