Locality:
Polynesia, French Polynesia, Windward Islands, Society Islands, Tahiti, Taiarapu; Tautira District; Tautira Valley, Tii sub-valley 2-5 mi. inland
-17.744099 -149.29507 +-21559m. WGS84
Habitat:
[ELEVATION: 200-1500 feet]; hillside and valley, medium [damp]. On ferns, shrubs and tree trunks. (Very few shells above 1000-1200ft.)
Substrate:
[TERRESTRIAL]; dead ; {NOTE: map of Tahiti with district lines and names and collection sites indicated is pasted in catalog on pg. 865. -CHK}