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Turbo crassus
crass turban
Turbinidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin A. Thurston; Ditlev Due ThaanumDitlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Collector number
- Th.#: 3152,b
- Date
- 1928
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Turbo crassus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-17.

2025-09-17
Eton Beach, Kumul Hwy, Port Vila, Vanuatu
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-03-28
Shefa, VU
(c) j_tari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-15
Waya island Waya Island, Fiji
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-02-13
Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-15
Alofi, Wallis et Futuna
(c) Pauline Fey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-19
Central Torba, VU-TR, VU
(c) davibule, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Turbo crassus. BPBM 254572. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/254572.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
