Marine mollusks of Hawaii: XIV, XV
HA Pilsbry - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of …, 1920 - JSTOR
HA Pilsbry
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1920•JSTORThree species of the genus Pupa Bolt.(Solidula F. deW.) have been found. P. nitidula (Lam.),
a widely dispersed species, is known from the Islands by specimens in the collection of the
Academy from Dr. Newcomb. It has not been found by any recent collector, so far as I know.
It seems possible that Newcomb's shells were from Polynesia. In his time many shells from
the southern islands were coming into Honolulu in the missionary schooner Morning Star,
and sold there for the benefit of missions. 1. Nearly white; smooth save for a group of spiral …
a widely dispersed species, is known from the Islands by specimens in the collection of the
Academy from Dr. Newcomb. It has not been found by any recent collector, so far as I know.
It seems possible that Newcomb's shells were from Polynesia. In his time many shells from
the southern islands were coming into Honolulu in the missionary schooner Morning Star,
and sold there for the benefit of missions. 1. Nearly white; smooth save for a group of spiral …
Three species of the genus Pupa Bolt.(Solidula F. deW.) have been found. P. nitidula (Lam.), a widely dispersed species, is known from the Islands by specimens in the collection of the Academy from Dr. Newcomb. It has not been found by any recent collector, so far as I know. It seems possible that Newcomb's shells were from Polynesia. In his time many shells from the southern islands were coming into Honolulu in the missionary schooner Morning Star, and sold there for the benefit of missions. 1. Nearly white; smooth save for a group of spiral grooves at the base; spire very short, apex mamillar; columellar fold very heavy and prominent. Length 17, diameter 9 to 10 mm. P. nitidula (Lam.)
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