Subulina octona

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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinidae

Collected by: D. Anderson; Cooke, C.M. JrDonald AndersonDonald Anderson →C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. →
Collector number: Bottle 20
Date: May 9, 1934
Locality: Fautaua Valley, alt. 250+ m., hillside, valley, ridge
Island: Tahiti
Region: Windward Islands, French Polynesia
Coordinates: -17.5738, -149.5384 ± 6,782 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

1,352 Bishop specimens of Subulina octona · collected 1912–2026Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 9, 1934, D. Anderson; Cooke, C.M. Jr also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Subulina octona observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-01-31.

2024-01-31

Îles du Vent, PF

(c) Darren and Claudia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-13

Tahiti, Papeete, Polynésie française, PF

(c) vahineterai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Subulina octona. BPBM 136353. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38842899. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/136353.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38842899 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026