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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00194

Philonesia turgida

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Philonesia turgida — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
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About Philonesia turgida

Bishop Museum HBS checklist page for Philonesia turgida subsp. diducta explicitly lists Kauai.

Fresh WoRMS query accepts Philonesia turgida (AphiaID 1423169); the subspecies is rolled up only to species rank.

Terrestrial taxon; marine depth filter does not apply.

The island checklist supports Kauaʻi occurrence and the species-rank taxonomy is accepted.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Philonesia turgida
Other names
Philonesia turgida · Philonesia turgida subsp. diducta
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
historical Kauaʻi checklist concept; living persistence not established
Origin
Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Land

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Philonesia turgida is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The island checklist supports Kauaʻi occurrence and the species-rank taxonomy is accepted.

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