Subulina octona

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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinidae

Collected by: L.H. MacDaniels; L.H. MacDaniels
Date: June 5, 1927
Locality: Mataiea; S quad., Vaihiria ("Vaheria") Valley, 5 mi. inland
Island: Tahiti
Region: Windward Islands, French Polynesia
Coordinates: -17.7000, -149.4256 ± 1,640 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

1,352 Bishop specimens of Subulina octona · collected 1912–2026Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 5, 1927, L.H. MacDaniels; L.H. MacDaniels also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Subulina octona observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-01-31.

2024-01-31

Îles du Vent, PF

(c) Darren and Claudia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-13

Tahiti, Papeete, Polynésie française, PF

(c) vahineterai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Subulina octona. BPBM 86541. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38845352. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/86541.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38845352 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026