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Melampus coffeus

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BPBM 259113Malacology

Melampus coffeus

Coffee Bean Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Ellobiida › Ellobiidae

Collected by
Thaanum, Ditlev
Collector number
1473
Locality
Florida; Long Key
Region
Florida
Record type
Preservedspecimen
5 Bishop specimens of Melampus coffeus · collected 1949–2019Species page ›

Melampus coffea observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 370 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Melampus coffea observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

SW 72nd Ave, FL, US

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

Melampus coffea observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

Turtle Island, Naples, FL, US

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

Melampus coffea observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

St. Petersburg, FL, USA

(c) Sasha Rotlewicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melampus coffea observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Edgemoor, St. Petersburg, FL, USA

(c) Emme Martello, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melampus coffea observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Edgemoor, St. Petersburg, FL, USA

(c) Rajas Patil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melampus coffea observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

FL, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Melampus coffeus. BPBM 259113. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37530108. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/259113.

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