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Achatinella vulpina in life
In life — Rusty Oahu Tree Snail, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Sean Werle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sean Werle
BPBM 270943Malacology

Achatinella vulpina

Rusty Oahu Tree Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by
Earl T. Ozaki & John Obata; Kazue Ozaki {Earl T. Ozaki Collection}Kazue Ozaki {Earl T. Ozaki Collection} →John K. Obata →Earl T. Ozaki →
Collector number
O-95
Date
August 10, 1963
Locality
Manoa Cliffs Trail & Pauoa Flats Junction; vicinity of
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
1,833 Bishop specimens of Achatinella vulpina · collected 1877–1973Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 10, 1963, Earl T. Ozaki & John Obata; Kazue Ozaki {Earl T. Ozaki Collection} also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Achatinella vulpina. BPBM 270943. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/270943.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026