Tawera spissa
Morning star shell
(Deshayes, 1835)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 507911 ↗
5
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
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First collected
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Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
From the collection
Alive today
416 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-19
New Lynn, Auckland 0772, New Zealand
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
South Pacific Ocean, Waikato, NZ
(c) Ross Nightingale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
North Island, Whitianga, Waikato, NZ
(c) Ross Nightingale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
North Island, Mercury Bay Ward, Waikato, NZ
(c) nzfernbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
North Island, Mercury Bay Ward, Waikato, NZ
(c) nzfernbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Clifford Bay, Marlborough, NZ
(c) duckindisguise, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Auckland 0630, New Zealand
(c) Pluto Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-02
Whangamatā 3691, New Zealand
(c) Pluto Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY)