Bradybaena similaris

Asian Tramp Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Camaenidae

Collected by: E. C. Zimmerman; E.C.Z.
Date: June 18, 1940
Locality: below Malololelei; inland 5 mi. +/-
Island: Upolu
Region: Samoa
Coordinates: -13.8985, -171.7929 ± 3,036 m
Identified by: Robert H. Cowie
Record type: Preservedspecimen

632 Bishop specimens of Bradybaena similaris · collected 1892–2026Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 18, 1940, E. C. Zimmerman; E.C.Z. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Bradybaena similaris observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-04-15.

2024-04-15

Samoa

(c) Slunky, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-04-12

Tuamasaga, Samoa

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Cite this specimen

Bradybaena similaris. BPBM 186106. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36806479. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/186106.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36806479 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026