BPBM 160203Malacology
Palaeohelicina
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Helicinidae
- Collected by
- S. Ito & Native; Micronesian ExpeditionS. Ito →Micronesian Expedition →other Native →
- Collector number
- Bottle 225
- Date
- May 9, 1936
- Locality
- Aimiangaru Mountain, Northwest side of; inland 20-50 meters
- Island
- Peleliu Island
- Region
- Peleliu, Palau
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 9, 1936, S. Ito & Native; Micronesian Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.
Palaeohelicina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-12-06.

2023-12-06
Palau
(c) Bradley Rentz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-08-03
Koror, Palau
(c) Heather Ketebengang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-08-03
Koror, Palau
(c) Heather Ketebengang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Palaeohelicina. BPBM 160203. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/160203.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026






