BPBM 145621Malacology
Subulina octona
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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinidae
- Collected by
- Fosberg {F. Raymond}; Mangarevan ExpeditionMangarevan Expedition →Fosberg {F. Raymond →
- Collector number
- Bottle 950
- Date
- September 15, 1934
- Locality
- Papenoo Valley
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- Windward Islands, French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.5948, -149.4347 ± 10,211 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 15, 1934, Fosberg {F. Raymond}; Mangarevan Expedition also collected 16 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Subulina octona. BPBM 145621. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/145621.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026



