Pythia
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Ellobiida › Ellobiidae
- Collected by
- S. Ito & Native; Micronesian ExpeditionS. Ito →Micronesian Expedition →other Native →
- Collector number
- Bottle 226
- Date
- May 9, 1936
- Locality
- Aimiangal Mountain, Northeast side of; near Kohatsu Company; 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.
Pythia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 691 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Formby, Liverpool, UK
(c) David Lyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
34130 Lansargues, France
(c) Nataël Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
34130 Lansargues, France
(c) Nataël Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
34130 Lansargues, France
(c) Nataël Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Cape Tribulation, QLD, AU
(c) zcb0926, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Port Rive Est, 34110 Frontignan, France
(c) Nataël Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pythia. BPBM 160236. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/160236.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026






