Murex ramosus

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by: Morning Star; J.S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →M. Brown Of The Morning Star →
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: Micronesia
Region: Federated States of Micronesia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

9 Bishop specimens of Murex ramosus · collected 1922–1957Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, Morning Star; J.S. Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Chicoreus ramosus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 523 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17

West, SG

(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Baie des Citrons, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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

2026-09-30

Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam

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

2026-09-27

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

2026-09-23

Baie des citrons centre, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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

2026-09-12

West, SG

(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Murex ramosus. BPBM 68760. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37626222. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68760.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37626222 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026