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Samoana fragilis

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BPBM 213168Malacology

Samoana fragilis

Fragile Tree Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Partulidae

Collected by
R.P. Owens
Collector number
1959-85.4
Date
September 10, 1959
Locality
top of Rota; at Sabana
Island
Rota
Region
Rota, Northern Mariana Islands
Coordinates
14.1407, 145.1868 ± 1,374 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
6 Bishop specimens of Samoana fragilis · collected 1952–1959Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On September 10, 1959, R.P. Owens also collected 5 other specimens.

Still here: Samoana fragilis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2019-05-02.

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

Cite this specimen

Samoana fragilis. BPBM 213168. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/213168.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026