Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Nerita bernhardi Récluz, 1855; USNM: 678892, LACM: 33-24.4, 71-47.7, 84-27.28, 84-39.20, 84-43.6, BMNH: Acc. n° 2271 : 1 specimen (Charles Lyell coll., C. Darwin material), CDRS: 325, 852, 1153, 1215, 1293, MHNG: 993-134, FNRS-Belgian expedition to the Galapagos, 1984, MHNG expedition to the Galapagos, 1993.

Origin: Native

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

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

Distribution: Baja California to Perú and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

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