Achatinella

Oahu tree snails

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

8,647 Bishop specimens of Achatinella · collected 1877–1976Species 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 observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1931. 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)

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

Cite this specimen

Achatinella. BPBM 107763. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34703194. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/107763.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 34703194 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026