Ranella californica

California frog shell

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Ranellidae

Collected by: Joseph S. Emerson
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: California
Region: California
Record type: Preservedspecimen

3 Bishop specimens of Ranella californica · collected 1930–1930Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, Joseph S. Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Crossata californica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 341 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17

Los Angeles County, US-CA, US

(c) Nathan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-25

COPR

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

2026-09-13

Santa Barbara County, US-CA, US

(c) Nathan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-12

Santa Barbara County, US-CA, US

(c) Nathan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-02

Coronado

(c) sandraz333, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01

Los Angeles County, US-CA, US

(c) Nathan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Ranella californica. BPBM 69479. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38387246. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69479.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38387246 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026