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Thais aculeata

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BPBM 235552Malacology

Thais aculeata

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by
Thaanum
Collector number
6279
Locality
Australia; Queensland; Barrier Reef
Region
Australia
Record type
Preservedspecimen
31 Bishop specimens of Thais aculeata · collected 1922–1977Species page ›

Tylothais aculeata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-12.

Tylothais aculeata observed 2025-06-12

2025-06-12

Ningaloo, Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia

(c) warren cameron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tylothais aculeata observed 2025-06-05

2025-06-05

Indian Ocean, Lyndon, WA, AU

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

Tylothais aculeata observed 2025-04-05

2025-04-05

Irabu Sawada, Okinawa, JP

(c) Ted Judah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tylothais aculeata observed 2024-12-08

2024-12-08

Bateman Bay, Lyndon, WA, AU

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

Tylothais aculeata observed 2024-07-20

2024-07-20

Cape Range National Park WA 6707, Australia

(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Tylothais aculeata observed 2022-10-22

2022-10-22

Green Island QLD 4871, Australia

(c) Audrey Falconer and Leon Altoff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Thais aculeata. BPBM 235552. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39105391. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/235552.

Record sources