Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

AMNH: 87115, ANSP: 81805, 81806, 81807, 81834, 153236, 153383, 153429, 153527, 154799, 170328, LACM: several lots (ex.: 71-52, AHF 154-34, AHF 199-34), BMNH: acc. n° 2271: 1 specimen (misidentified as C. fuscata Sowerby) (Charles Lyell coll., C. Darwin material), CDRS: 143, 144, 467, 745, 1012, 1047, 1639, FNRS-Belgian expedition to the Galapagos, 1984, MHNG expedition to the Galapagos, 1993

Origin: Endemic

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Nicaragua (Real Llejos) and Ecuador including Galapagos Islands

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