Partulina mighelsiana polita

Mighels' tree snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: Russ, Glen W.; Russ, Glen W.
Date: December 4, 1932
Locality: Ahaino I; head of Ahaino Gulch
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1, -156.8Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
Record type: Preservedspecimen

70 Bishop specimens of Partulina mighelsiana polita · collected 1892–1943Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 4, 1932, Russ, Glen W.; Russ, Glen W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Partulina mighelsiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-09-14.

2024-09-14

Hawaii, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-14

Hawaii, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-14

Hawaii, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Partulina mighelsiana polita. BPBM 117303. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37945035. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/117303.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37945035 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026