Auriculella tenella
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Welch, D'Alte A. & Christopherson; Welch, D'Alte A.Erling Christopherson →A. D'Alte →D'Alte A. Welch →
- Date
- August 16, 1932
- Locality
- Waianae Mts.; Popouwela; Loc. W370-6 = W370 A-6
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4650, -158.1008 ± 50 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 16, 1932, Welch, D'Alte A. & Christopherson; Welch, D'Alte A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Auriculella tenella observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 131815. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/131815.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026









