L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston
collected 1828–1946
6,027 specimens, collected between 1828 and 1946 on 448 collecting days, now held in 4 departments.
On the labels as Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Thurston, Lorrin A., L.A. Thurston, Lorrin A. Thurston, Thurston, Thurston, L.A., Lorrin Andrew Thurston, Lorrin Andrews Thurston. and 9 more.
- Specimens
- 6,027
- Type specimens
- 17
- Years in the field
- 119
- Islands
- 32
- Species
- 1,227
- Identifications
- 0
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 12
Where Thurston collected
Journeys
8 collecting journeys read off the dates and places on the labels — the stops in order, the specimens from each, and who else was there. All journeys →
Hawaiʻi Island · 1–7 Jul 1915
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston in Hawaiʻi Island, 1–7 July 1915119 specimens · 2 stops · 7 days · 34 km
Hawaiʻi Island · Jan – Feb 1923
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston in Hawaiʻi Island, January – February 1923118 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days · 108 km
6 islands · 14–24 May 1923
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston across 6 islands, 14–24 May 1923135 specimens · 8 stops · 11 days · 2,027 km
Hawaiʻi Island · Jan – Feb 1924
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston in Hawaiʻi Island, January – February 192466 specimens · 4 stops · 19 days · 197 km
3 islands · May – Jul 1925
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston in Maui, Kahoʻolawe and Pearl and Hermes Atoll, May – July 1925240 specimens · 9 stops · 53 days · 276 km
4 islands · 1–15 Dec 1925
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston across 4 islands, 1–15 December 1925351 specimens · 2 stops · 15 days · 4,142 km
Kingman Reef and Maui · Jun – Jul 1926
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston in Kingman Reef and Maui, June – July 192643 specimens · 3 stops · 49 days · 3,448 km
Pearl and Hermes Atoll and Nihoa · 1–6 Apr 1927
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston in Pearl and Hermes Atoll and Nihoa, 1–6 April 1927102 specimens · 2 stops · 6 days · 1,490 km
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Drupa ricinus, 1828 (Johnston Atoll). Latest: Amastra subsoror, 1946.
Named for Thurston
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Thurston. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Pritchardia thurstonii Arecaceae23
- Tabernaemontana thurstonii Apocynaceae18
- Amastra thurstoni Amastridae16
- Samoana thurstoni Partulidae10
- Achatinella sowerbyana thurstoni Achatinellidae7
- Physokentia thurstonii Arecaceae6
- Amastra thurstoni bembicodes Amastridae2
- Burckella thurstonii Sapotaceae2
- Euconulus thurstoni Euconulidae2
- Benstonea thurstonii Pandanaceae1
- Leptachatina thurstoni ness Amastridae1
- Solecardia thurstoni Galeommatidae1
From the field
