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Melampus castaneus
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Ellobiida › Ellobiidae
- Collected by
- D. Thaanum; Thaanum, Ditlev
- Collector number
- 817,k
- Date
- 1923
- Locality
- Pearl Harbor; near R.R. wharf
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Melampus castaneus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 90 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 castaneus. BPBM 259017. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37535246. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/259017.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37535246 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
