Partula otaheitana

Perverse Tahitian Partula

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Partulidae

Collected by: D. Anderson; Cooke, C.M. JrDonald AndersonDonald Anderson →C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. →
Collector number: Bottle 9
Date: May 7, 1934
Locality: Fautaua Valley, valley, flat valley floor; alt. 70 meters
Island: Tahiti
Region: Windward Islands, French Polynesia
Coordinates: -17.5738, -149.5384 ± 6,782 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

115 Bishop specimens of Partula otaheitana · collected 1902–1962Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 7, 1934, D. Anderson; Cooke, C.M. Jr also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Partula otaheitana observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-20.

2026-09-20

Îles du Vent, PF

(c) Justin Gerlach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Partula otaheitana. BPBM 136231. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37916362. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/136231.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37916362 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026