Nassarius capensis

Cape dogwhelk

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Nassariidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Africa; South Africa; Cape Colony; Port Elizabeth
Region: Africa
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Nassarius capensis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-27.

2026-04-27

Betty's Bay, 7141, South Africa

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

2025-04-26

City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA

(c) Wilhelm van Zyl, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2024-09-23

South Africa

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

2024-04-27

Stony Point Nature Reserve, 2411 Wallers Rd, Betty's Bay, 7141, South Africa

(c) Adele SL, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-04-01

Cape Recife, Gqeberha, South Africa

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

2021-10-23

boat rock, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Nassarius capensis. BPBM 237040. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37640631. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/237040.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37640631 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026