Allopeas gracile

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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinidae

Collected by: Buck, P.H.; Buck, Peter H.
Date: November 9, 1929
Locality: Cook Islands; Lower Cook Islands; Mauke; Tamganui; 500 yds from shore; Alt. 55 ft.
Region: Cook Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

320 Bishop specimens of Allopeas gracile · collected 1924–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 9, 1929, Buck, P.H.; Buck, Peter H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Allopeas gracile observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 248 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17

FM-723, Richmond, TX, US

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

2026-10-17

Woodchester Dr, Sugar Land, TX, US

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

2026-10-16

Houston, TX, US

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

2026-10-16

University Gardens, San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico

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

2026-10-04

Chisolm Trail, Lewisville, TX, US

(c) Merida Cervantes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Bramblebury Dr, Sugar Land, TX, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Allopeas gracile. BPBM 95168. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37827247. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/95168.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37827247 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026