Achatinella
Oahu tree snails
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- O. Oswald; Olaf Oswald
- Date
- December 24, 1928
- Locality
- Kualoa ridge; crest makai of Puu Kanehoalani
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5, -157.8Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 24, 1928, O. Oswald; Olaf Oswald also collected 17 other specimens.
Amastra oswaldi
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Auriculella pulchra
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Bradybaena similaris
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Endodonta
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Helicina
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Leptachatina
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Leptachatina
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Leptachatina
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Leptachatina
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Leptachatina nematoglypta
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Lyropupa
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Thaumatodon
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Tornatellaria newcombi
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Tornatellides
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Tornatellides
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Tornatellides
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Tornatellides
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Achatinella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1928. 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 92249. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34656629. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/92249.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34656629 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026