Vasum

Vase Snails

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Turbinellidae

Collected by: W.C. McKern; W.C. McKern
Collector number: B3858
Date: June 1, 1921
Locality: Tonga
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

5 Bishop specimens of Vasum · collected 1921–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1921, W.C. McKern; W.C. McKern also collected 24+ other specimens.

Vasum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 691 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15

FL, US

(c) Joshua Almansa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Playa La Islita, Nandayure, Guanacaste, CR

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

2026-10-11

FJ

(c) Alanna Parra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20

Windward Highway, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, VC

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

2026-09-20

Coral Gardens Reef, FL, USA

(c) James G. Douglass, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19

Manglaralto, Ecuador

(c) Miguel Cevallos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Vasum. BPBM 68406. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39627109. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68406.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39627109 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026