Locality:
Polynesia, French Polynesia, Windward Islands, Society Islands, Tahiti, N Quad ; Papenoo Dist.; Papenoo Valley on the high sides of Orohena Peak, 15 mi. inland
-17.612413 -149.428901 +-3601m. WGS84
Habitat:
[ELEVATION: 2000-4000 feet]; hillside, damp. On ferns and shrubs. "The large shells got less plentiful at higher elevations."
Substrate:
[TERRESTRIAL]; juv. ; {NOTE: map of Tahiti with district lines and names and collection sites indicated is pasted in catalog on pg. 865. -CHK}