Achatinella mustelina

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: Welch, D'Alte A.; Welch, D'Alte A.A. D'Alte →D'Alte A. Welch →
Date: October 7, 1931
Locality: Waianae Mts.; Stop VI=W30C-9; 3/4 way up Makaha->Waianae, on Makaha side to top of ridge along trail
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.5, -158.2Shown 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 October 7, 1931, Welch, D'Alte A.; Welch, D'Alte A. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Achatinella mustelina observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 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)

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

Cite this specimen

Achatinella mustelina. BPBM 107762. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34747985. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/107762.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 34747985 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026