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Melanoides tuberculata
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Thiaridae
- Collected by
- Englund, Wolff, & Preston; Englund, R.Ronald A. Englund →Wolff Englund →David J. Preston →
- Date
- October 15, 1998
- Locality
- Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Sta. DJ-0260; Kalihi Stream; just above Kamehameha Hwy.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Reuben Wolff
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On October 15, 1998, Englund, Wolff, & Preston; Englund, R. also collected 4 other specimens.
Melanoides tuberculata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.

2026-10-04
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-21
Kapaa, HI, US
(c) bassteeth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-23
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2024-11-23
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2024-05-06
Kahaluu Bay, Keauhou, HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2024-05-05
Halawa, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melanoides tuberculata. BPBM 264947. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37535197. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/264947.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37535197 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
