
Achatinella
Oahu tree snails
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Earl T. Ozaki & John Obata; Kazue OzakiJohn K. Obata →Earl T. Ozaki →Kazue Ozaki →
- Collector number
- O-254
- Date
- October 27, 1963
- Locality
- Aiea; Aiea Loop Trail; near loop
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4, -157.9Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 27, 1963, Earl T. Ozaki & John Obata; Kazue Ozaki also collected 13 other specimens.
Achatinella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.

2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Gerry Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Achatinella. BPBM 271082. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/271082.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
