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Achatinella sowerbyana

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BPBM 122246Malacology

Achatinella sowerbyana

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Date
March 12, 1933
Locality
North>South Helemano; Loc. 316b="over next peak above Loc. #7. Also on Paalaa side a short distance off from the crest of the ridge"; (8)
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.5, -158.0Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
Record type
Preservedspecimen
295 Bishop specimens of Achatinella sowerbyana · collected 1909–1963Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On March 12, 1933, Meinecke, William H.; Meinecke, William H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Achatinella sowerbyana observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2019-03-24.

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

Cite this specimen

Achatinella sowerbyana. BPBM 122246. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/122246.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026