Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Aspella angermayerae Hickman & Finet, 1999); AMNH: 113526 (Holotype, type locality: Galapagos), 111856 (Paratype), 139464, 165406, 165494, 165547, LACM: 11212, 71-56, 71-61, CDRS: 704, 760, FNRS-Belgian expedition to the Galapagos, 1984

Origin: Endemic

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

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

Distribution: Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

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