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Malea pomum

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BPBM 202582Malacology

Malea pomum

Apple Tun Snail

Tonnidae

Collected by: Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
Date: July 1, 1926
Locality: Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatabu; Nukualofa; 3 1/2 miles east of Nukualofa
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

46 Bishop specimens of Malea pomum · collected 1913–1997Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1926, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Malea pomum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 113 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Malea pomum observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Malea pomum observed 2026-08-19

2026-08-19

Hoʻonani Rd, Poʻipū, HI, US

(c) scubagirltexas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Malea pomum observed 2026-04-22

2026-04-22

Namena, Fiji

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Malea pomum observed 2025-12-19

2025-12-19

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Malea pomum observed 2025-11-12

2025-11-12

Desroches Island - North Point

(c) Lisa_James, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Malea pomum observed 2025-11-08

2025-11-08

Kaafu, MV

(c) arikanarman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Malea pomum. BPBM 202582. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202582.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026