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Nassarius albescens albescens
Whitish Dogwhelk
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Nassariidae
- Collected by
- Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1928
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Kumejima; Gima
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Nassarius albescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 331 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, AU
(c) Caitlin Edwards, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Yuraygir National Park, Barcoongere, NSW, AU
(c) urungaroger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Tasman Sea, Sandy Beach, AU
(c) kchris1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nassarius albescens albescens. BPBM 237151. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37640760. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/237151.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37640760 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
