Hawaiia minuscula

Minute Gem

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Pristilomatidae

Collected by: Olaf Oswald; Olaf Oswald
Date: July 1, 1941
Locality: Palolo; Right; 2nd glen; Lot. 1-1178
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

202 Bishop specimens of Hawaiia minuscula · collected 1841–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1941, Olaf Oswald; Olaf Oswald also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hawaiia minuscula observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2018-09-12.

2018-09-12

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA

(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-03-15

Makauwahi Cave Trail, Koloa Dist., Kauai, Hawaii, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2004-12-25

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2003-01-01

Polihale State Park, Kauai, Hawaii

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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

Cite this specimen

Hawaiia minuscula. BPBM 194352. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/194352.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026