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Melania

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BPBM 40000Malacology

Melania

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Pleuroceridae

Collected by: Cooke
Date: May 21, 1915
Locality: West Maui; Wailuku; Sand Hills from back of Wailuku electric light station-opposite Wailuku Baseball Park
Island: Maui
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.8902, -156.5034 ± 1,539 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

356 Bishop specimens of Melania · collected 1902–2026Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Melania observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-23.

Melania observed 2026-01-23

2026-01-23

Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Melania observed 2023-02-17

2023-02-17

Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Kihei, HI, US

(c) Michael A. Voeltz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melania observed 2023-01-20

2023-01-20

Maalaea Bay, Kihei, HI, US

(c) Amy Balkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melania observed 2022-03-01

2022-03-01

Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Kihei, HI, US

(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Melania observed 2021-12-18

2021-12-18

Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Melania observed 2019-10-20

2019-10-20

Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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

Cite this specimen

Melania. BPBM 40000. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37533311. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/40000.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37533311 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026