
Melanoides
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Thiaridae
- Collected by
- Skippy Hau; Skippy Hau
- Date
- 1989
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Maui County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Melanoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.

2026-10-04
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-21
Kapaa, HI, US
(c) bassteeth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-23
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melanoides. BPBM 209600. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/209600.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
