Ranella lampas
Knobbed Triton Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Ranellidae
- Collected by
- Capt. Tierney; Joseph S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →Tierney →
- Date
- May 21, 1930
- Locality
- New Hebrides
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1930, Capt. Tierney; Joseph S. Emerson also collected 14 other specimens.
Cypraea margarita
Malacology
Cypraea talpa
Malacology
Cypraea tigris
Malacology
Cypraea tigris
Malacology
Cypraea tigris
Malacology
Cypraea ventriculus
Malacology
Oliva episcopalis
Malacology
Ovula ovum
Malacology
Ovula ovum
Malacology
Ranella lampas
Malacology
Ranella lampas
Malacology
Triton pilearis
Malacology
Triton pilearis
Malacology
Triton tritonis
Malacology
Charonia lampas observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,358 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Esperance, AU-WA, AU
(c) Wayne Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Huelva, ES-AN, ES
(c) Jmro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
South Pacific Ocean, Gisborne, NZ
no rights reserved
2026-10-11
Bombo, NSW, AU
(c) Dawn Woods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Patonga NSW 2256, Australia
(c) ajg1984, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Anna Bay NSW 2316, Australia
(c) Caitlyn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ranella lampas. BPBM 69475. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38390652. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69475.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38390652 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026