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Strombus vittatus japonicus

Japanese conch

6

Bishop specimens

0

Type specimens

1928

First collected

1954

Last collected

No recent record

Last seen alive

Two centuries of collecting

1920s1950s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1928 by D. B. Langford; Thaanum (Japan; Tateyama Bay, at Oga.).

From the collection

Strombus vittatus japonicus, 231063Strombus vittatus japonicus, 231065Strombus vittatus japonicus, 231062Strombus vittatus japonicus, 259963Strombus vittatus japonicus, 231064