Auriculella diaphana
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Donald Anderson, Yoshio Kondo & Rokuro Yamaguchi; Donald AndersonDonald AndersonDonald Anderson →Yoshio KondoKay Kondo →Rokuro Yamaguchi →
- Date
- July 17, 1940
- Locality
- Koolau Mountains; Palolo Valley; West ridge; inland 3 miles +/-; Loc. 1. SEE MAP
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3174, -157.7875 ± 100 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 17, 1940, Donald Anderson, Yoshio Kondo & Rokuro Yamaguchi; Donald Anderson also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Auriculella diaphana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-09.

2026-05-09
Kalawahine Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Jane Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-25
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-24
Kalawahine Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-24
Kalawahine Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-24
Kalawahine Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-24
Kalawahine Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Auriculella diaphana. BPBM 185619. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/185619.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026




