Nassarius coronatus

Coronated Dogwhelk

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Nassariidae

Collected by: Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1925
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Nago
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

12 Bishop specimens of Nassarius coronatus · collected 1925–1957Species page ›

Nassarius coronatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14

Palm Island QLD, Australia

(c) Eva Paulus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-07

Lizard QLD, Australia

(c) kjames2000, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-19

Whitsundays, AU

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

2026-08-11

Cape Gloucester QLD 4800, Australia

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

2026-07-24

Lizard QLD, Australia

(c) Catherine Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-29

Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park, Iron Range, QLD, AU

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

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Cite this specimen

Nassarius coronatus. BPBM 237043. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37640828. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/237043.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37640828 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026