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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
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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ovachlamys fulgens. BPBM 257519. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37857942. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/257519.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37857942 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
