Achatinella mustelina

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: McGuire, T. and Welch; Welch, D'Alte A.A. D'Alte →T. McGuire →D'Alte A. Welch →
Date: February 6, 1932
Locality: Waianae Mountains; Kaaikukai Valley; below Forest Ranger's Cabin
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.4, -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 February 6, 1932, McGuire, T. and Welch; Welch, D'Alte A. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Achatinella mustelina observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 112775. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34747796. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/112775.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 34747796 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026