Helicarion

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Helicarionidae

Collected by: Pacific Entomological Survey; Pacific Entomological Survey
Date: March 4, 1931
Locality: Kehiapupu; 2-1/2 mile inland
Island: Ua Huka
Region: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

167 Bishop specimens of Helicarion · collected 1929–1963Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 4, 1931, Pacific Entomological Survey; Pacific Entomological Survey also collected 24+ other specimens.

Helicarion observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,715 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Saddleback Mountain NSW 2533, Australia

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

2026-10-25

Saddleback Mountain NSW 2533, Australia

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

2026-10-17

Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia

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

2026-10-14

Borrett Road outside Carmel School, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

(c) Marrissa Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Lenah Valley Tk, Wellington Park, TAS, AU

(c) Frank Ashwood, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10

Kentish, TAS, Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Helicarion. BPBM 105003. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37087085. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/105003.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37087085 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026