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BPBM 254151Malacology
Nerita plicata
Pleated Nerite
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae
- Collected by
- Ditlev Due Thaanum; Ditlev Due Thaanum
- Collector number
- Th.#: 430,j
- Date
- 1922
- Locality
- Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra; Holei island
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Region
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 5.8719, -162.0646 ± 267 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Nerita plicata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-21.
2025-09-21
Palmyra Atoll, UM
(c) andrewholzinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-08-07
Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM
(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nerita plicata. BPBM 254151. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/254151.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026