Melampus luteus

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Ellobiida › Ellobiidae

Collected by: Robert H. Cowie; Robert H. Cowie
Date: May 5, 1998
Locality: Samoa; Tau; Siu Point
Island: Tau
Region: Manua District, American Samoa
Identified by: Robert H. Cowie
Record type: Preservedspecimen

54 Bishop specimens of Melampus luteus · collected 1922–2019Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 5, 1998, Robert H. Cowie; Robert H. Cowie also collected 24+ other specimens.

Melampus luteus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-03-18.

2024-03-18

Rota Island 96951, CNMI

(c) Lauren Helton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-02-13

Savanne District, Mauritius

(c) Dai Herbert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-02-08

Tuamotus Islands, Polinesia Francese

(c) luca tringali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Melampus luteus. BPBM 262788. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37532776. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/262788.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37532776 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026