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Charles H. Merriam

Forester and teacher · 1887–1971

741 specimens, collected between 1911 and 1943 on 3 collecting days.

On the labels as Charles H. Merriam, Merriam, Merriam, C.H..

Specimens
741
Type specimens
3
Years in the field
33
Islands
3
Species
134
Identifications
0
In the Library
0
Named after
1

Where Merriam collected

Specimens by decade

1910s1940s

Earliest: Achatinella lorata, 1911 (Oʻahu). Latest: Leptachatina resinula, 1943.

Named for Merriam

Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Merriam. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.

From the field

Achatinella junceaSuccinea kuhnsiLaminella sanguinea leucodermaAchatinella turgidaLeptachatina resinulaAchatinella apexfulva lilaceaAuriculella pulchraAchatinella pulcherrimaAuriculella ambustaPartulina physaAchatinella flavidaAuriculella brunnea