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Heliacus variegatus
Variegated Sundial
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Architectonicidae
- Collected by
- Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1923
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Nago
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Heliacus variegatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 246 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Yuraygir National Park, Barcoongere, NSW, AU
(c) urungaroger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08
Red Head NSW 2430, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08
Red Head NSW 2430, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08
Red Head NSW 2430, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29
Minnie Water NSW 2462, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliacus variegatus. BPBM 229069. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37092266. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/229069.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37092266 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
