Melanoides tuberculata
Red-rimmed Melania
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Thiaridae
- Collected by
- Taylor Maruno, Norine YeungTaylor M.B. Maruno →Norine W. Yeung →
- Date
- 2023
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Taylor Maruno
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Melanoides tuberculata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2023. 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
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Cite this specimen
Melanoides tuberculata. BPBM 296301. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/296301.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026