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Alectrion

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BPBM 68088Malacology

Alectrion

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Nassariidae

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 Alectrion · collected 1920–1943Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Alectrion observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-15.

Alectrion observed 2026-09-15

2026-09-15

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Ward, Northland, NZ

(c) Rhonda Harrison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Alectrion observed 2026-06-14

2026-06-14

Cape Gloucester QLD 4800, Australia

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

Alectrion observed 2026-06-10

2026-06-10

Moonee Beach, Coffs Harbour - Pt B, AU-NS, AU

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

Alectrion observed 2026-05-17

2026-05-17

Goat Island, Northland, NZ

(c) elyflor16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Alectrion observed 2026-04-29

2026-04-29

Auckland, New Zealand

(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Alectrion observed 2026-04-28

2026-04-28

Minnie Water NSW 2462, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Alectrion. BPBM 68088. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34883138. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68088.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 34883138 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026