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Polinices melanostoma

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BPBM 196770Malacology

Polinices melanostoma

Naticidae

Collected by
Lorrin Andrews Thurston; Joseph Swift EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Collector number
#411 VIII 50
Date
Invalid Date
Locality
Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
5.8815, -162.0777 ± 4,199 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
34 Bishop specimens of Polinices melanostoma · collected 1906–1962Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Lorrin Andrews Thurston; Joseph Swift Emerson also collected 4 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Polinices melanostoma. BPBM 196770. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/196770.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026