Amastra
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Amastridae
- Collected by
- George F. Arnemann; George F. Arnemann
- Date
- November 16, 1947
- Locality
- Lihue District; Kipukai; back of beach, about 1/8 mile south of Rice home
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.9, -159.4Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 16, 1947, George F. Arnemann; George F. Arnemann also collected 12 other specimens.
Amastra observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2018-03-16.
2018-03-16
Wailua River State Park, Lihue, HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2018-03-11
Makawehi Bluff, Poipu,Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2011-05-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2004-12-25
Lower Main St, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2003-01-02
Makawehi Bluff, Poipu, Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2003-01-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Amastra. BPBM 212246. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/212246.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026