Melampus eastaneus
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Ellobiida › Ellobiidae
- Collected by
- Yoshio Kondo; Yoshio Kondo
- Collector number
- Field notebook #1968-68
- Date
- October 28, 1968
- Locality
- Muaikamba, on SE coast of Ono-I-Lau and 3/5 mile SW of Onolevu
- Island
- Ono-I-Lau
- Region
- Lau Province, Fiji
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On October 28, 1968, Yoshio Kondo; Yoshio Kondo also collected 2 other specimens.
Melampus castaneus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 99 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melampus eastaneus. BPBM 248632. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37532699. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/248632.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37532699 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026



