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Achatinella turgida

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BPBM 121832Malacology

Achatinella turgida

turgid Oahu tree snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Date
April 27, 1929
Locality
Waiawa; Loc. 231A = North slope of 1st ridge north of North Manana Ridge; Loc. #2
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.4, -157.9Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
Record type
Preservedspecimen
522 Bishop specimens of Achatinella turgida · collected 1892–1953Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 27, 1929, Meinecke, William H.; Meinecke, William H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Achatinella turgida. BPBM 121832. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/121832.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026