Achatinella

Oahu tree snails

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: Otto Degener & D'Alte A. Welch; D'Alte A. WelchOtto Degener →D'Alte A. Welch →
Date: May 12, 1936
Locality: Waianae Mountains; North > South Palawai; North slope; Loc. 2 = W451B-3
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.4, -158.1Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
Record type: Preservedspecimen

8,647 Bishop specimens of Achatinella · collected 1877–1976Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 12, 1936, Otto Degener & D'Alte A. Welch; D'Alte A. Welch also collected 24+ 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.