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Ovula volva

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BPBM 7873Malacology

Ovula volva

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Ovulidae

Collected by
R. Hungerford; A. GarrettAndrew J. Garrett →R. Hungerford →
Locality
China; Hong Kong
Region
China
Record type
Preservedspecimen
3 Bishop specimens of Ovula volva · collected 1930–1932Species page ›

Volva volva observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 873 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

Volva volva observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Calle La Trinidad, Dota, San Jose, CR

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

Volva volva observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

San José, CR

(c) Selena González Aragón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Volva volva observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Siguatepeque, Comayagua, Honduras

(c) Otto Seydel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Volva volva observed 2026-09-27

2026-09-27

Costa Rica

(c) Harold Steven Hernández, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Volva volva observed 2026-09-26

2026-09-26

Tin Wu Rd, Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, HK

(c) marco91919, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Volva volva observed 2026-09-26

2026-09-26

Akinomiya, Yuzawa, Akita 019-0321, Japan

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

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Cite this specimen

Ovula volva. BPBM 7873. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37855743. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/7873.

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