Murex festivus

Festive Murex

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by: H.C. Higgins; J.S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →H.C. Higgins →
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: California; San Pedro
Region: California
Record type: Preservedspecimen

2 Bishop specimens of Murex festivus · collected 1930–1930Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, H.C. Higgins; J.S. Emerson also collected 23 other specimens.

Pteropurpura festiva observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 977 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18

Mission Bay, San Diego, CA, USA

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

2026-10-11

Goleta, CA, US

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2026-10-10

Ragged Point, CA 93452, USA

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2026-10-04

CA, US

(c) Ezra Patricelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30

Santa Barbara, CA 93109, USA

(c) James Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29

Jalama Beach Co Park--N end rocks, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA, USA

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

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Cite this specimen

Murex festivus. BPBM 68742. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37626594. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68742.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37626594 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026