Bullia tenuis
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Nassariidae
- Collected by
- J.M. Ostergard Ex Tomlin; J.S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →Jens Mathias Ostergaard Ex J.R. Le B. Tomlin →
- Date
- May 21, 1930
- Locality
- Africa; South Africa; Cape Colony; Port Alfred
- Region
- Africa
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1930, J.M. Ostergard Ex Tomlin; J.S. Emerson also collected 2 other specimens.
Bullia tenuis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-09.

2025-09-09
A-Frame, Simonstown, Cape Town, South Africa
(c) Peter Swart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-23
False Bay
(c) Ruben Vermeule, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-01
Windmill Beach, South Africa
(c) Grant Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-04-30
City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA
(c) carel van der Colff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-04-30
Murdock Valley, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa
(c) carel van der Colff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-04-30
photographers reef Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bullia tenuis. BPBM 68672. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35652201. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68672.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35652201 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026




