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Partulina proxima

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BPBM 169208Malacology

Partulina proxima

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by
R. Duncan?; Mrs. M.B. Le MoyneR. Duncan →Mrs. M.B. Le Moyne →
Date
October 11, 1926
Locality
Molokaʻi
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.1, -157.0Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
Record type
Preservedspecimen
186 Bishop specimens of Partulina proxima · collected 1892–1963Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 11, 1926, R. Duncan?; Mrs. M.B. Le Moyne also collected 24+ other specimens.

Partulina proxima observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2024-06-26.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Partulina proxima. BPBM 169208. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/169208.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026