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Partula faba

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BPBM 139401Malacology

Partula faba

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Partulidae

Collected by
Gessler; Mangarevan ExpeditionGessler →Mangarevan Expedition →
Collector number
Bottle 1029
Date
October 6, 1934
Locality
Faaroa Bay
Island
Raiatea
Region
Leeward Islands, French Polynesia
Coordinates
-16.8131, -151.4096 ± 2,160 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
173 Bishop specimens of Partula faba · collected 1808–1934Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 6, 1934, Gessler; Mangarevan Expedition also collected 17 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Partula faba. BPBM 139401. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/139401.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026