Ranella cruentata
Blood-stained frog shell
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Ranellidae
- Collected by
- Morning Star; Joseph S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →M. Brown Of The Morning Star →
- Date
- May 21, 1930
- Locality
- Micronesia
- Region
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1930, Morning Star; Joseph S. Emerson also collected 18 other specimens.
Lampasopsis cruentata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2018-05-24.

2018-05-24
Kapalua, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2018-04-12
Pu‘U Keka‘A, Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-05-27
Kaneohe Bay, N of Kapapa Island
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2010-08-09
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-03-08
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-09-02
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ranella cruentata. BPBM 69469. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38387111. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69469.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38387111 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026





