Bradybaena similaris

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Camaenidae

Collected by: Meinecke, W. M.; Meinecke, W. H.
Date: August 16, 1926
Locality: Kau; Waiohinu; C. Macomber taro lot; above Waiohinu, Kau Valley; 5-1/2 ni from shore; 1250' el.
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.0683, -155.6193 ± 361 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

632 Bishop specimens of Bradybaena similaris · collected 1892–2026Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 16, 1926, Meinecke, W. M.; Meinecke, W. H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Bradybaena similaris observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-24.

2026-03-24

Captain Cook

(c) chlokonut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-02

Naalehu, HI 96772, USA

(c) Bob Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-20

Hawaiʻi, Captain Cook, HI, US

(c) Hunter Lacomis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Bradybaena similaris. BPBM 92852. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36805394. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/92852.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36805394 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026