Paropeas achatinaceum
Indonesian Awlsnail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinidae
- Collected by
- Robert H. Cowie, Rebecca J. Rundell; Robert H. CowieRobert H. Cowie →Rebecca J. Rundell →
- Date
- May 19, 1999
- Locality
- Hawaiian Islands; Hawaii; Stainback Highway; approx. elevation 670 ft.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Robert H. Cowie
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 19, 1999, Robert H. Cowie, Rebecca J. Rundell; Robert H. Cowie also collected 7 other specimens.
Paropeas achatinaceum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-07.
2026-03-07
Manoa Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-16
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Eric C. Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-04-07
Maui, Napili-Honokowai, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-04-03
Napili-Honokowai, HI, USA
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-10-01
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-05-25
Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Paropeas achatinaceum. BPBM 256541. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37910952. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/256541.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37910952 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026