Oxychilus
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Oxychilidae
- Collected by
- Elwood C. Zimmerman; Elwood C. Zimmerman
- Date
- April 27, 1945
- Locality
- East Maui; Haleakala; near Puu Luau
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Maui County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7801, -156.2305 ± 1,000 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 27, 1945, Elwood C. Zimmerman; Elwood C. Zimmerman also collected 13 other specimens.
Still here: Oxychilus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-19.

2026-06-19
Makawao Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US
(c) ashmcknight, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-16
Waihou Spring Trail, Makawao, HI, US
(c) Atreau Hennessey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) blip3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-21
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-29
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) rodkam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oxychilus. BPBM 190101. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/190101.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026




