Melampus
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Ellobiida › Ellobiidae
- Collected by
- S. Koben; Micronesian ExpeditionS. Koben →Micronesian Expedition →
- Collector number
- Bottle 35X
- Date
- July 1, 1936
- Locality
- probably Uiperu Island; Southwest of Tol
- Region
- Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1936, S. Koben; Micronesian Expedition also collected 4 other specimens.
Melampus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,689 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.
2026-10-30
Deep Passage Ln, Fort Myers Beach, FL, US
(c) carapeska, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) Seprűs Péter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Taita Hills Airstrip, Lumo, Kenya
(c) Shirley Laurent, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Kilosa, TZ
(c) cyclonealpha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Bojanala, ZA-NW, ZA
(c) Jake Boardman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Kruger National Park, ZA-MP-EH, ZA-MP, ZA
(c) jesrah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melampus. BPBM 155652. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/155652.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026