Melania
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Pleuroceridae
- Collected by
- John W. Moore; John W. Moore
- Date
- November 18, 1926
- Locality
- 5th valley S of Uturoa, 3 mi. inland
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- Leeward Islands, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On November 18, 1926, John W. Moore; John W. Moore also collected 12 other specimens.
Melania observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,271 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
日本〒905-1204 沖繩縣國頭郡東村 Taira, J5P7+QC
(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
平良, 東村, 沖繩縣, JP
(c) coffeedot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Hentona, Kunigami, Kunigami District, Okinawa 905-1411日本
(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
878 Janagushiku, Ogimi Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa 905-1302日本
(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Katira, Provincia de Alajuela, Guatuso, Costa Rica
(c) Yeffry Quesada Bermúdez., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Okinawa, JP
(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Melania. BPBM 87196. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37535771. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/87196.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37535771 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026