Polinices melanostomus

Black-mouth Moon Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Naticidae

Collected by: Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1932
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Yaeyama; Ishigaki; Taketomi Island
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

44 Bishop specimens of Polinices melanostomus · collected 1922–1996Species page ›

Mammilla melanostoma observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 179 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-28.

2026-07-28

Barcoongere NSW 2460, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-27

Barcoongere NSW 2460, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-18

Minnie Water NSW 2462, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-12

Barcoongere NSW 2460, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-27

Collaroy, NSW, AU

(c) Nate Howarth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-26

Barcoongere NSW 2460, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Polinices melanostomus. BPBM 233649. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38168163. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233649.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38168163 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026