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Paropeas achatinaceum in life
In life — Indonesian Awlsnail, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Tony Eales, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Eales
BPBM 276653Malacology

Paropeas achatinaceum

Indonesian Awlsnail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinidae

Collected by
Patrick V. Kirch & Jennifer Kahn; Patrick V. Kirch & Jennifer KahnJennifer Kahn →Patrick V. Kirch →
Date
2011
Island
Moorea
Region
Windward Islands, French Polynesia
Record type
Preservedspecimen
1,021 Bishop specimens of Paropeas achatinaceum · collected 1920–2026Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Paropeas achatinaceum. BPBM 276653. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/276653.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026