Bursa bufonia

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Bursidae

Collected by: L.A. Thurston & T.T. Dranga; L.A. ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Date: June 1, 1922
Locality: Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra
Island: Palmyra Atoll
Region: United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates: 5.8815, -162.0777 ± 4,199 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

69 Bishop specimens of Bursa bufonia · collected 1903–1993Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1922, L.A. Thurston & T.T. Dranga; L.A. Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Bursa bufonia observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-08-15.

2021-08-15

Palmyra, UM

(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-08-15

Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM

(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-08-15

Palmyra, UM

(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-08-15

Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM

(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Bursa bufonia. BPBM 67410. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35653176. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/67410.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35653176 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026