Strombus canarium

Dog Conch

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Strombidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Yule Island
Island: Yule Island
Region: Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Record type: Preservedspecimen

9 Bishop specimens of Strombus canarium · collected 1930–1958Species page ›

Laevistrombus canarium observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 55 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-03.

2026-07-03

Sandakan, MY-SA, MY

(c) puffin-inflorae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-01

Jalan Mempurong, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) mercury9nine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-04

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

2025-05-18

Shore Temple Road, Kanchipuram District, J58W+C64, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu 603104, India

(c) Shivaguru Pandian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-28

Bay of Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, IN

(c) xavier0821, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-01

Prince of Wales QLD, Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Strombus canarium. BPBM 231126. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38822486. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231126.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38822486 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026