Merelina hewa

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Lironobidae

Collected by: Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, SteveStephen L. Coles →HWN Island Harbor Survey →Pakki A. Reath →
Date: November 13, 2002
Locality: Hawaiian Archipelago; Kauai; Station 4; PA {Port Allen? -RKK}; Harbor Entrance
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

16 Bishop specimens of Merelina hewa · collected 1820–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 13, 2002, Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, Steve also collected 24+ other specimens.

Simulamerelina hewa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-05.

2025-03-05

Makaiwa Bay, Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2014-07-20

Puako, HI, USA

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Merelina hewa. BPBM 266817. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37563012. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266817.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37563012 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026