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Melampus castaneus
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Ellobiida › Ellobiidae
- Collected by
- W.A. & E.L. Bryan
- Locality
- Kainalu
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1033, -156.7859 ± 2,487 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Melampus castaneus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-20.

2026-02-20
Pohaku Beach Park, 4099 Lower Honoapiilani Rd, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-08
Honokōwai Beach Park, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-04
Honokōwai Beach Park, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-07-09
Fishponds, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Amy Jaecker-Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-12-04
Kapalua, HI 96761, 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
Melampus castaneus. BPBM 64850. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37493521. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/64850.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37493521 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
