In 1969 the Taiwan Provincial Museum obtained a living Rumphius 'slit shell, which attracted 30,000 visitors in one day. Unfortunately, it died after just a few days.
1969 年台博館獲得一顆活體龍宮貝，光是一天的展覽就吸引了 3 萬人次前去欣賞，可惜那顆龍宮貝沒幾天就死了。