Orobophana

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Helicinidae

Collected by: Glen W. Russ & D'Alte A. Welch; D'Alte A. WelchGlen W. Russ →D'Alte A. Welch →
Date: May 31, 1933
Locality: Wailele; Bed III, or "Russ Bed"; Below Bed I; Hill mauka of Kamehameha Highway, in stone quarry; Loc. F529-1; See map; Sweeping stored = #166042-46
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

602 Bishop specimens of Orobophana · collected 1919–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 31, 1933, Glen W. Russ & D'Alte A. Welch; D'Alte A. Welch also collected 24+ other specimens.

Orobophana observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2003-01-01.

2003-01-01

Hawaii, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Orobophana. BPBM 173004. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/173004.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026