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Polinices simiae
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; Okinawa; Itoman, off
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Mammilla simiae observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 192 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-25.

2026-09-25
Woody Head, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Bateau Bay, Central Coast NSW, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09
Forster - Tuncurry NSW 2428, 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)

2026-08-12
Woody Head NSW 2466, Australia
(c) Dominick Joch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-09
Woody Head, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polinices simiae. BPBM 233664. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38167292. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233664.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38167292 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
