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BPBM 16005Malacology
Melania
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Pleuroceridae
- Collected by
- C.S. Dole
- Locality
- Kawaihau District; Nounou Mountain; "slopes of Nounou Mts. {=Sleeping Giant} (just North of Wailua River)
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.0612, -159.3518 ± 677 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Melania observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-21
Kapaa, HI, US
(c) bassteeth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-02-25
North Pacific Ocean, Kalihiwai, HI, US
(c) Parsa Fard, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2019-11-08
Kauaʻi, Poipu, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melania. BPBM 16005. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37536668. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/16005.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37536668 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026