Polinices pyriformis

Pear-shaped Sand Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Naticidae

Collected by: J. August Kusche; J. August Kusche
Date: November 1, 1920
Locality: Torres Strait Islands; Thursday Island {Entered as: Thursday Island; Under Australia; Queensland}
Region: Torres Strait Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

31 Bishop specimens of Polinices pyriformis · collected 1920–1948Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 1, 1920, J. August Kusche; J. August Kusche also collected 24+ other specimens.

Polinices mammilla observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 118 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.

2026-08-28

Green Island QLD, Australia

(c) Richard Littauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-21

Вааву, Мальдивы

(c) Taisiya Manyuk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-10

Cape Gloucester QLD 4800, Australia

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

2026-08-03

China

(c) 管牧山, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01

Singapore, SG, SG

(c) Su Myat Lin Tun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01

Southern Islands, Singapore

(c) Zin Sann Naing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Polinices pyriformis. BPBM 68060. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38169529. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68060.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38169529 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026