Palaina
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Architaenioglossa › Diplommatinidae
- Collected by
- Yoshio Kondo & Halbert Espaniol; Yoshio KondoHalbert Espaniol →Yoshio KondoKay Kondo →
- Collector number
- 57-3
- Date
- August 19, 1949
- Locality
- Kesang vill. {village?}; along beach
- Island
- Babeldaob
- Region
- Palau
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1949, Yoshio Kondo & Halbert Espaniol; Yoshio Kondo also collected 24+ other specimens.
Palaina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. 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 213722. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/213722.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026





