Achatinella

Oahu tree snails

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: Forbes; Forbes
Date: June 1, 1912
Locality: Wailau & Pelekunu
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

8,647 Bishop specimens of Achatinella · collected 1877–1976Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1912, Forbes; Forbes also collected 24+ other specimens.

Achatinella observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.

2026-09-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28

Hawaii, US

(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-20

Hawaii, US

(c) Gerry Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Achatinella. BPBM 24885. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34663882. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/24885.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 34663882 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026