Palaina
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Architaenioglossa › Diplommatinidae
- Collected by
- S. Ito & Native; Micronesian ExpeditionS. Ito →Micronesian Expedition →other Native →
- Collector number
- Bottle 11
- Date
- April 15, 1936
- Locality
- Malukiyok; Cholidiel; Airai; Golidil Hill; inland 100 meters
- Island
- Babeldaob
- Region
- Airai, Palau
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On April 15, 1936, S. Ito & Native; Micronesian Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.
Palaina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.

2026-09-22
Japan
(c) あり塚, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-19
Aichi, JP
(c) saku_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-07
Okayama, JP
(c) tsunatan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-23
Okayama, JP
(c) tsunatan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-17
Okayama, JP
(c) tsunatan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-03
Okayama, JP
(c) tsunatan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Palaina. BPBM 160370. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/160370.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026





