Desmoulia retusa

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Nassariidae

Collected by: S. Rous; GarrettAndrew J. Garrett →S. Rous →
Locality: Africa; South Africa; Algoa
Region: Africa
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Demoulia ventricosa observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-18.

2026-07-18

batsata maze false bay

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-02-18

peters pinnacles

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-12-30

findlays deep

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-12-30

findlays deep

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-12-16

Sarah Baartman District Municipality, South Africa

(c) Nick Helme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-20

rambler north false bay

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Desmoulia retusa. BPBM 7265. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36375130. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/7265.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36375130 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026