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Achatinella sowerbyana

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BPBM 130991Malacology

Achatinella sowerbyana

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by
Thurston, Lorrin A. & Others; Thurston, Lorrin A.Charles Montague Cooke {Jr.} 7 Others →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Date
February 1, 1910
Locality
Kaipapau
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.6, -157.9Shown 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 February 1, 1910, Thurston, Lorrin A. & Others; Thurston, Lorrin A. also collected 4 other specimens.

Achatinella sowerbyana observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1910. 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 130991. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/130991.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026