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Achatinella mustelina

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BPBM 102355Malacology

Achatinella mustelina

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by
MacCanfey, V.; Emerson, J.S.Joseph Swift Emerson →V. MacCanfey →
Date
August 8, 1913
Locality
Waianae Mountains; Kaala (East); near summit, Leilehua Trail
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.5, -158.1Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
Record type
Preservedspecimen
2,408 Bishop specimens of Achatinella mustelina · collected 1892–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 8, 1913, MacCanfey, V.; Emerson, J.S. also collected 1 other specimen.

Achatinella mustelina observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1913. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Achatinella mustelina. BPBM 102355. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34747678. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/102355.

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