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BPBM 189820Malacology

Placostylus

Flax Snails

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Amphibulimidae

Date
September 5, 1944
Locality
Guadacanal?
Region
Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands
Coordinates
-9.6227, 160.2184 ± 76,598 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
107 Bishop specimens of Placostylus · collected 1903–1966Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On September 5, 1944, William G. {or J?} Coultas (Lt. Cmdr.); William G. {or J?} Coultas (Lt. Cmdr.) also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Placostylus. BPBM 189820. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/189820.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026