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Terebra maculata

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BPBM 69671Malacology

Terebra maculata

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Terebridae

Date
May 21, 1930
Locality
Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
5.8815, -162.0777 ± 4,199 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
183 Bishop specimens of Terebra maculata · collected 1897–2003Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, L.A. Thurston; Joseph S. Emerson also collected 3 other specimens.

Still here: Terebra maculata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-13.

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

Cite this specimen

Terebra maculata. BPBM 69671. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39039556. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69671.

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