Ovachlamys fulgens

Jumping Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Helicarionidae

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

184 Bishop specimens of Ovachlamys fulgens · collected 1949–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 31, 1999, Robert H. Cowie; Robert H. Cowie also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ovachlamys fulgens observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 100 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-09.

2026-05-09

Kalawahine Trail, Kailua, HI, US

(c) Jane Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-15

Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

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

2026-04-08

Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US

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

2026-03-27

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Tyson Ehlers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-17

Kailua, HI, US

(c) Mike Butler, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-16

Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ovachlamys fulgens. BPBM 257517. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37855733. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/257517.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37855733 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026