Pleuropoma
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Helicinidae
- Collected by
- Capt. Anderson; Mangarevan ExpeditionAnderson →Mangarevan Expedition →
- Collector number
- Bottle 455
- Date
- July 21, 1934
- Locality
- two-thirds way up Mt. Mitiperu, from valley back of village
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- Austral Islands, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On July 21, 1934, Capt. Anderson; Mangarevan Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.
Pleuropoma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 524 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Solomons Rd, Mount Warning, NSW, AU
(c) danicalockett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Diwan QLD, Australia
(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Diwan QLD, Australia
(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
New South Wales, AU
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
New South Wales, AU
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
New South Wales, AU
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pleuropoma. BPBM 142951. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/142951.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026





