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: June 28, 2003
Locality: Hawaiian Archipelago; Hawaii; Station 3; Leleiwa Bay
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Collected the same day

On June 28, 2003, Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, Steve also collected 24+ other specimens.

Simulamerelina hewa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2003. 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)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Merelina hewa. BPBM 267479. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37558444. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/267479.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37558444 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026