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Ovachlamys fulgens
Jumping Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Helicarionidae
- Collected by
- Janis N. Matsunaga
- Date
- 2021
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Ovachlamys fulgens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2021. 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 288416. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/288416.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
