This specimen has not been photographed yet.
Polinices melanostomus
Naticidae
- Collected by
- M. King; Grace BurgessGrace Burgess Grace Burgess →Mary Eleanor King →
- Date
- November 1, 1955
- Locality
- Tanzania; Zanzibar Archipelago; Chwaka
- Region
- Tanzania
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1955, M. King; Grace Burgess also collected 4 other specimens.
Polinices melanostomus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 179 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-28.
2026-07-28
Barcoongere NSW 2460, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Barcoongere NSW 2460, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-18
Minnie Water NSW 2462, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-12
Barcoongere NSW 2460, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-27
Collaroy, NSW, AU
(c) Nate Howarth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-26
Barcoongere NSW 2460, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Polinices melanostomus. BPBM 276873. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/276873.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026