Lamellaxis
Awl Snails
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinidae
- Collected by
- Glen W. Russ & D'Alte A. Welch; D'Alte A. WelchGlen W. Russ →D'Alte A. Welch →
- Date
- May 31, 1933
- Locality
- Wailele; Laie Hill II; Loc. II, 2/10 mile mauka of Kamehameha Highway, North of Wailele Gulch; layer about middle of bank of quarry, south slope; Loc. F529-3; See map
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 31, 1933, Glen W. Russ & D'Alte A. Welch; D'Alte A. Welch also collected 24+ other specimens.
Lamellaxis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-12.

2026-06-12
Mānoa Falls Trail
(c) citysalamanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-27
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Tyson Ehlers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-24
Koko Crater Botanical Garden, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) calvin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-21
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Tyson Ehlers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-25
Kamehameha Hwy E, Aiea, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-08
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lamellaxis. BPBM 173065. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/173065.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026








