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BPBM 151746Malacology

Melania

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Pleuroceridae

Collected by: Kondo {Yoshio} & Charles Montague Cooke {Jr.}; Mangarevan ExpeditionCharles Montague Cooke {Jr.} III →Mangarevan Expedition →Kondo {Yoshio} →
Collector number: Bottle 1017
Date: October 5, 1934
Locality: Tepua; Loc. 1; inland 1 miles
Island: Raiatea
Region: Leeward Islands, French Polynesia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

356 Bishop specimens of Melania · collected 1902–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 5, 1934, Kondo {Yoshio} & Charles Montague Cooke {Jr.}; Mangarevan Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.

Melania observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,275 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Melania observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Hachijo, Tokyo, JP

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

Melania observed 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)

Melania observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

平良, 東村, 沖繩縣, JP

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

Melania observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Hentona, Kunigami, Kunigami District, Okinawa 905-1411日本

(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melania observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

878 Janagushiku, Ogimi Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa 905-1302日本

(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melania observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Katira, Provincia de Alajuela, Guatuso, Costa Rica

(c) Yeffry Quesada Bermúdez., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Melania. BPBM 151746. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/151746.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026