
Paropeas achatinaceum
Indonesian Awlsnail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinidae
- Collected by
- Norine W. Yeung, Robbie M. Snyder, Kenneth A. Hayes, Samantha H. ShizuruKenneth A. Hayes →Samantha H. Shizuru →Robbie M. Snyder →Norine W. Yeung →
- Date
- 2023
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Norine W. Yeung
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Paropeas achatinaceum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2023. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-07.

2026-03-07
Manoa Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-16
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Eric C. Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2023-04-07
Maui, Napili-Honokowai, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-04-03
Napili-Honokowai, HI, USA
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-10-01
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-25
Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Paropeas achatinaceum. BPBM 296910. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/296910.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
