Gastrocopta pediculus

Weakly Toothed Pupasnail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Gastrocoptidae

Collected by: Anderson, Donald & Cooke, C.M. Jr.; Mangarevan ExpeditionDonald AndersonDonald Anderson →C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. →Mangarevan Expedition →
Collector number: Bottle 60
Date: May 25, 1934
Locality: Point Tangauri; inland 20-100 feet
Island: Mangareva
Region: Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

312 Bishop specimens of Gastrocopta pediculus · collected 1921–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 25, 1934, Anderson, Donald & Cooke, C.M. Jr.; Mangarevan Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gastrocopta pediculus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-01.

2026-06-01

Aberglasslyn NSW 2320, Australia

(c) Amber Brodie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-12

Northern Tinian, Tinian 96952, CNMI

(c) Ken Puliafico, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Gastrocopta pediculus. BPBM 140747. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/140747.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026