Achatinella

Oahu tree snails

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: Welch & Blackman, D.; Welch, D'Alte A.David Blackman →A. D'Alte →D'Alte A. Welch →
Date: December 7, 1932
Locality: Waianae Mts.; Papaia Valley; (XII, 20); Loc. 4 = W 250-4
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.5, -158.1Shown 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 December 7, 1932, Welch & Blackman, D.; Welch, D'Alte A. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Achatinella observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 114070. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34703665. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/114070.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 34703665 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026