Leptachatina

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Amastridae

Collected by: E.J. Meadows; E.J. Meadows
Date: July 16, 1940
Locality: Waimalu. SEE MAP
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

10,669 Bishop specimens of Leptachatina · collected 1864–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 16, 1940, E.J. Meadows; E.J. Meadows also collected 2 other specimens.

Achatinella lorata

Malacology

Achatinella turgida

Malacology

Leptachatina observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2002-12-30.

2002-12-30

Limahuli Stream, Kauai County, HI, USA

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Leptachatina. BPBM 185323. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/185323.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026