Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Malacology
(BPBM:MAL)
Catalog #: 104059
Occurrence ID (GUID): 860A36F4-1CB3-445A-A607-E180AE65D3A8
Taxon: Amastra moesta
Family: Amastridae
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Collector: Munro, George C.      
Date: 1926-04-09
Verbatim Date: 9/IV/26
Additional Collectors: Munro, George C.
Locality: Polynesia, United States, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Lanai, Kaohai
20.793676  -156.85313 +-104m.  WGS84
Verbatim Coordinates: 20° 46' 20.6976'' N 156° 51' 7.1208'' W; 20° 46' 20.6976'' N 156° 51' 7.1208'' W
Habitat: from eroding bank in small valley to the south, bank is narrow with water course on both sides; shells are fairly thick in strata. The location is outside of the main forest with small remnant of tree cover still on the side of the ridge, but have not collected live shell there.
Substrate: [TERRESTRIAL]; [Cat. Taxon: Variety of Amastra (s.s.) moesta]; [Cat. Locality: "Shells…but have not collected live shells there"]; Fossils
Dry Count: 8
Notes: Gift
Specimen Images
Record ID: 4503726f-e385-48bd-b645-e83f63a7e2e8
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Norine Yeung (norine@bishopmuseum.org)
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