Murex muttallii

Nuttall's Hornmouth

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

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

5 Bishop specimens of Murex muttallii · collected 1930–1930Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, C.F. Mant; J.S. Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ceratostoma nuttalli observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 466 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17

Santa Barbara County, CA, USA

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

2026-10-09

CA, US

(c) fern224, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

CA, US

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

2026-10-03

Entrance Channel, Newport Beach, CA, US

(c) Alexandra Noyes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA, US

(c) mmorrison211, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

Newport Beach, CA, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Murex muttallii. BPBM 68744. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37626289. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68744.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37626289 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026