Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Tegula barkeri Bartsch & Rehder, 1939; AMNH: 110421, 163569, 163581, 163923, 165253a, 165301, 165362, 165445, 165518, 165525, 165574, 165595, 165603, 180801, ANSP: 82789 (Holotype), 316706 (Paratypes), 81953, 153456, USNM: 472589 (Holotype of T. barkeri ), 472856 (T. barkeri ), plus several other lots. LACM: 147243, 33-33.6, 33-78.6, 34-27.5, 34-51.8, 34-73.7, 34-189.3, 34-217.7, 38-58.15, 66-119.5, 66-122.5, 66-123.5, 66-125.10, 66-206.5, 66-209.4, 71-44.4, 71-45.7, 71-46.5, 71-49.4, 71-51.3, 71-53.5, 71-69.7, 71-72.6,71-73.9, 71-75.1, 72-196.5, BMNH: Acc. n° 2271 : 2 lots (Charles Lyell coll., C. Darwin material), MHNG 982/1415, 11351, 11352, 11353

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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