Dendrotrochus
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Chronidae
- Collected by
- Lieut. David F. Grether; David F. GretherDavid F. Grether →Lieut. David F. Grether →
- Date
- July 11, 1946
- Locality
- Buyang #2; inland 7 miles. SEE MAP
- Island
- Manus Island
- Region
- Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On July 11, 1946, Lieut. David F. Grether; David F. Grether also collected 24+ other specimens.
Dendrotrochus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-10-26.

2024-10-26
Tafea, VU
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-10-26
Tafea, VU
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-07-29
Tafea, VU
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-05-07
Tafea, VU
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2005-02-21
Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Pomio
(c) John Slapcinsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dendrotrochus. BPBM 188887. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/188887.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026




