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Amastra elephantina

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BPBM 40719MalacologyType

Amastra elephantina

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Amastridae

Collected by
Thaanum
Date
February 14, 1929
Locality
Waimano; just below bridge on plantation R.R.
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.4, -157.9Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
Type status
Type
Record type
Preservedspecimen
4 Bishop specimens of Amastra elephantina · collected 1914–1935Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 14, 1929, Thaanum also collected 21 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Amastra elephantina. BPBM 40719. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/40719.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026