Truncatella
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Truncatellidae
- Collected by
- H.S. Ladd; H.S. Ladd
- Date
- May 24, 1928
- Locality
- Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatabu; near Houma, 200 ft. [from shore]
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 24, 1928, H.S. Ladd; H.S. Ladd also collected 12 other specimens.
Truncatella observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,332 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Little River 7591, New Zealand
(c) Colin Meurk, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Linda Jane Keegan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Ōrere Point 2585, New Zealand
(c) ishmaele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Akaroa, New Zealand
(c) Jordyn Ashcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18
Ōwhiro Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
(c) Max St Clair-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Port Rive Est, 34110 Frontignan, France
(c) Nataël Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Truncatella. BPBM 87796. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39513499. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/87796.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39513499 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026




