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BPBM 148657Malacology

Opeas

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinidae

Collected by
S. Wight; Mangarevan ExpeditionMangarevan Expedition →Samuel Wight →
Collector number
Bottle 788
Date
August 28, 1934
Locality
limestone bluff south of Avera
Island
Rurutu
Region
Austral Islands, French Polynesia
Coordinates
-22.4875, -151.3507 ± 969 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
1,279 Bishop specimens of Opeas · collected 1902–1990Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 28, 1934, S. Wight; Mangarevan Expedition also collected 13 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Opeas. BPBM 148657. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/148657.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026