Achatinella
Oahu tree snails
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Winne, J. 7 Welch, D'Alte A.; Welche, D'Alte A.A. D'Alte →John Welch →Welche →Jane Lathrop Winne →
- Date
- January 19, 1936
- Locality
- Kawailoa; spur ridge below new army road. (see map); Loc. 341-2
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6, -158.0Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 19, 1936, Winne, J. 7 Welch, D'Alte A.; Welche, D'Alte A. also collected 7 other specimens.
Achatinella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.

2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Gerry Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Achatinella. BPBM 134962. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/134962.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026




