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Polinices melanostomus
Black-mouth Moon Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Naticidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1946
- Locality
- Koror Island
- Island
- Koror
- Region
- Koror, Palau
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Mammilla melanostoma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polinices melanostomus. BPBM 233652. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38169047. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233652.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38169047 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026