Achatinella

Oahu tree snails

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: Oswald, Olaf; Oswald, Olaf
Collector number: Oswald's #346 & 506
Date: October 5, 1930
Locality: Punaluu, right; Castle trail, about 2/3 to top of ridge, on slope facing makai
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.6, -157.9Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
Record type: Preservedspecimen

8,647 Bishop specimens of Achatinella · collected 1877–1976Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 5, 1930, Oswald, Olaf; Oswald, Olaf also collected 23 other specimens.

Achatinella observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.

2026-09-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28

Hawaii, US

(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-20

Hawaii, US

(c) Gerry Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Achatinella. BPBM 100673. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34723386. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/100673.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 34723386 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026