Melania
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Pleuroceridae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F. Raymond; Mangarevan ExpeditionF. Raymond Fosberg →Mangarevan Expedition →Fosberg {F. Raymond →
- Collector number
- Bottle 960
- Date
- September 1, 1934
- Locality
- Papenoo rivu
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- Windward Islands, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1934, Fosberg, F. Raymond; Mangarevan Expedition also collected 12 other specimens.
Melania observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,272 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
日本〒905-1204 沖繩縣國頭郡東村 Taira, J5P7+QC
(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
平良, 東村, 沖繩縣, JP
(c) coffeedot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Hentona, Kunigami, Kunigami District, Okinawa 905-1411日本
(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
878 Janagushiku, Ogimi Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa 905-1302日本
(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Katira, Provincia de Alajuela, Guatuso, Costa Rica
(c) Yeffry Quesada Bermúdez., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Okinawa, JP
(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Melania. BPBM 137057. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/137057.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026