Samoana conica

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Partulidae

Collected by: Samoan Exped.; Samoan Exped.
Date: March 31, 1926
Locality: Laulii Valley; central ridge
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Coordinates: -14.2814, -170.6525 ± 836 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

319 Bishop specimens of Samoana conica · collected 1920–2023Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On March 31, 1926, Samoan Exped.; Samoan Exped. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Samoana conica observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-04-09.

2023-04-09

American Samoa

(c) Mark O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-02-19

American Samoa

(c) Ben Hayden, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Samoana conica. BPBM 85290. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/85290.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026