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Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Malacology

(BPBM:MAL)

Taxon: Trochomorpha apia Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852
Family: Achatinellidae

Collector: E.H. Bryan, Jr.      

Date: 1924-05-01

Verbatim Date: 5/1/1924

Locality: Polynesia, Samoa, Savaii, Safune, hills S. of; 2-3 mi. from shore

-13.477053  -172.370782 +-3036m.  WGS84

Habitat: [ELEVATION: 90-300 feet]; valley; on ferns + shrubs + tree trunks; damp

Substrate: [TERRESTRIAL]; Label states: meas. {PSA (12/16/97)-Label has blue and red underlining species name. The seven speciemns are divided into two vials labeled 75836 a. and 75836 b. Lot 11477 has note that refers to this lot. In old box: 9424, from which the specimens were removed and placed into the type collection, label states: type col.-PSA}

Dry Count: 8

Notes: Collected

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Record ID: 7cedd581-a8b0-4dff-af26-9b16e3409431

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