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Psammocora in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by budak
BPBM 3031Invertebrate Zoology

Psammocora

As recorded: Psammocora Dana, 1846

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Psammocoridae

Locality
Palmyra Atoll
Island
Palmyra Atoll
Region
Unknown Region
Identified by
J.E. Maragos, 1982
Record type
Preserved specimen
21 Bishop specimens of PsammocoraSpecies page ›

Psammocora observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 719 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Psammocora observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Banda Neira, Kampung Baru, Banda, Central Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia

(c) nabayu5, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Psammocora observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID

(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Psammocora observed 2026-09-28

2026-09-28

Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID

(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Psammocora observed 2026-09-19

2026-09-19

Outhouse Beach

(c) Ashton Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Psammocora observed 2026-09-14

2026-09-14

Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID

(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Psammocora observed 2026-09-06

2026-09-06

China

(c) KrabX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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

Cite this specimen

Psammocora. BPBM 3031. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38231027. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/3031.

Record sources