Murex torrefactus

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; N.W. Australia
Region: Australia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

2 Bishop specimens of Murex torrefactus · collected 1930–1957Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Chicoreus torrefactus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-16.

2026-04-16

Zanzibar, Tanzania

(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-15

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

2025-10-24

MZ

(c) Heinrich Human, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-21

Tioman Island, Pahang, Malaysia

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

2025-09-04

Arafura Sea, Mapoon, QLD, AU

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

2025-08-11

Pulau Jong, Singapore

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

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Cite this specimen

Murex torrefactus. BPBM 68763. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37625580. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68763.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37625580 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026