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Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Malacology

(BPBM:MAL)

Taxon: Trochomorpha troilus savaii H. B. Baker, 1941
Family: Achatinellidae

Collector: E.H. Bryan, Jr.      

Date: 1924-05-08

Verbatim Date: 5/8/1924

Locality: Polynesia, Samoa, Savaii, betw. Camp (ELEVATION: 1300 feet)+ crater of 1905-11; 3-4 mi. from shore

-13.518942  -172.418988 +-1537m.  WGS84

Georeference Remarks: It appears that 1905 eruption happened in Mt Matavanu.

Habitat: [ELEVATION: 1300 feet (camp); 1400-200 feet]; hillside; on ferns + shrubs, damp

Substrate: [TERRESTRIAL]; [in type collection -DKB] Label states: FSB/Type. Note states: savaii/75764 d (1) FSB/108189 dj FSA/95757 j (2). {PSA (1/14/98)-Label has red line underlining the word "Type". In old box: 9425, from which the specimen was removed and placed into the type collection, label states: type col./?-PSA}. {PSA (2/18/98)-Catalogue remarks state: In 5% K 5 hrs.-PSA}

Dry Count: 1

Notes: Collected

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Record ID: 4c7542c9-3e82-4b50-a86d-d0b0240ddddf

For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Norine Yeung (norine@bishopmuseum.org)