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Pterygia nucea
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Mitridae
- Collected by
- Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1928
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Itoman
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Pterygia nucea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-07-11.

2023-07-11
Nadroga/Navosa, FJ-W, FJ
(c) alexbarnard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-15
North Solitary Island, NSW
(c) Steve Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2020-12-25
L'Étang-Salé, RE-PL, RE
(c) setsof, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-05-19
Wasin, Kenya
(c) Wasini Tour Guide, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-06-06
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2006-10-09
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pterygia nucea. BPBM 238515. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38326124. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/238515.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38326124 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
