Melampus

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Ellobiida › Ellobiidae

Collected by: Ostergaard, J. M.; Ostergaard, Jens M.
Date: June 1, 1926
Locality: Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatapu; Nukualofa Beach
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

340 Bishop specimens of Melampus · collected 1902–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1926, Ostergaard, J. M.; Ostergaard, Jens M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Melampus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,697 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.

2026-10-30

California, US

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

2026-10-30

Deep Passage Ln, Fort Myers Beach, FL, US

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

2026-10-29

Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality, South Africa

(c) Seprűs Péter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Taita Hills Airstrip, Lumo, Kenya

(c) Shirley Laurent, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Kilosa, TZ

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

2026-10-28

Lower Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA, US

(c) Alexandra Noyes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Melampus. BPBM 258020. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37532706. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258020.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37532706 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026