Auriculella tenella
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Meinecke, William H.; Meinecke, William H.
- Date
- November 15, 1925
- Locality
- Waianae Mountains; Kaaikukai>Pulawai I, Loc. W460 A-5 = "On main ridge just south of Palikea #3"
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4104, -158.0985 ± 200 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 15, 1925, Meinecke, William H.; Meinecke, William H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Auriculella tenella observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-01-01.

2025-01-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Auriculella tenella. BPBM 123439. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/123439.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026




