Achatinella mustelina

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: Heine, O.F., Wife & Son; Heine, F.O.F.O. Heine →O.F. Heine {or Is This F.O. Heine →Son →Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife}Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife} →
Date: November 13, 1932
Locality: Waianae Mountains; (Puu Pane D.A.W.); Maile ridge, Schofield side; approach was from pump in Kaukonahua; Loc. = W 270-11
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 November 13, 1932, Heine, O.F., Wife & Son; Heine, F.O. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Achatinella mustelina. BPBM 114578. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34747576. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/114578.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 34747576 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026