BPBM 254937Malacology

Oxychilus alliarius

Garlic Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Oxychilidae

Collected by: Robert H. Cowie, Rebecca J. Rundell; Robert H. CowieRobert H. Cowie →Rebecca J. Rundell →
Date: December 15, 1998
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Hawaii; Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve; alongside Stainback Highway
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Robert H. Cowie
Record type: Preservedspecimen

684 Bishop specimens of Oxychilus alliarius · collected 1940–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 15, 1998, Robert H. Cowie, Rebecca J. Rundell; Robert H. Cowie also collected 24+ other specimens.

Oxychilus alliarius observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 93 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19

Holualoa, HI, US

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19

Makawao Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US

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

2026-05-22

Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-16

Waihou Spring Trail, Makawao, HI, US

(c) Atreau Hennessey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-25

Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, 60 Nowelo St, Hilo, HI 96720, USA

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

2026-02-12

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) blip3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Oxychilus alliarius. BPBM 254937. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37861927. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/254937.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37861927 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026