BPBM 257502Malacology

Paropeas achatinaceum

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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinidae

Collected by: Robert H. Cowie; Robert H. Cowie
Date: August 31, 1999
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Hawaii; North Kohala District; near Kapaau; Bond Historic District
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Robert H. Cowie
Record type: Preservedspecimen

1,021 Bishop specimens of Paropeas achatinaceum · collected 1920–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 31, 1999, Robert H. Cowie; Robert H. Cowie also collected 24+ 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 257502. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37909627. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/257502.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37909627 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026