Murex brevispina

Short-spined Murex

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by: E.H. Bardwell; J.S. EmersonEx. E.H. Bardwell →Joseph Swift Emerson →
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: Australia; Western Australia {= Western Australia?} {Entered as: Australia; N.W.}
Region: Australia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

4 Bishop specimens of Murex brevispina · collected 1930–1957Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, E.H. Bardwell; J.S. Emerson also collected 21 other specimens.

Murex brevispina observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-24.

2026-08-24

Cairns QLD, Australia

(c) Richard Littauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-10

Buffalo Creek Management Area, Buffalo Creek, NT, AU

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

2026-06-25

Vin E Jones Memorial Drive at Breakwater Drive, Rosslyn QLD 4703, Australia

(c) Hayley P, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-21

Buffalo Creek NT 0812, Australia

(c) Tamara Leitch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-04-11

Onslow, AU

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

2026-04-05

Onslow, AU

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

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Cite this specimen

Murex brevispina. BPBM 68734. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37626351. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68734.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37626351 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026