Gastrocopta pediculus

Weakly Toothed Pupasnail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Gastrocoptidae

Collected by: Buck, P.H. & M.; Buck, Peter H.
Date: February 14, 1930
Locality: Cook Islands; Lower Cook Islands; Mangaia; Oneroa; Tennis court, Makatea; 1/2 mile from shore
Region: Cook Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

312 Bishop specimens of Gastrocopta pediculus · collected 1921–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 14, 1930, Buck, P.H. & M.; Buck, Peter H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gastrocopta pediculus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-01.

2026-06-01

Aberglasslyn NSW 2320, Australia

(c) Amber Brodie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-12

Northern Tinian, Tinian 96952, CNMI

(c) Ken Puliafico, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Gastrocopta pediculus. BPBM 97639. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36917610. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/97639.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36917610 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026