
Melanoides tuberculata
Red-rimmed Melania
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Thiaridae
- Collected by
- Jaynee R. Kim, Tricia C. Goulding; Jerome P. Sunio (Pulama Lanai employee)Tricia C. Goulding →Jaynee R. Kim →Jerome P. Sunio →
- Date
- 2019
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Maui County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Melanoides tuberculata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2019. 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 287181. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/287181.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
