Achatina fulica
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinidae
- Collected by
- Ditlev Due Thaanum & Harper; Ditlev Due Thaanum & HarperBernice Harper →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Date
- May 25, 1949
- Locality
- Honolulu; BBM Lab
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Achatina fulica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,345 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Molokaʻi, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Puuopae Rd, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) Barbara H., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) jillpdxer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Physical Science Bldg, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Maui Marriott Ocean Club, Kāʻanapali, HI, US
(c) casserella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Achatina fulica. BPBM 206372. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/206372.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026