Melampus olivacens

Salt Marsh Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Ellobiida › Ellobiidae

Collected by: R.E.C. Stearns; GarrettAndrew J. Garrett →R.E.C. Stearns →
Locality: Mexico; California; lower [=Mexico; Baja California?}
Region: Mexico
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Melampus olivaceus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 203 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

San Diego, CA, US

(c) AMS, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

E Coast Hwy, Newport Beach, CA, US

(c) Gavin Skeen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-01

West Point Loma Bl & Famosa Bl, San Diego, CA 92110, USA

(c) Elk (she/he), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

West Point Loma Bl & Famosa Bl, San Diego, CA 92110, USA

(c) Elk (she/he), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28

Newport Bay Connector, Newport Beach, CA, US

(c) ev3olution, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26

San Diego, CA, US

(c) Jack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Melampus olivacens. BPBM 3558. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37532714. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/3558.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37532714 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026