Achatinella
Oahu tree snails
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Oswald, O.; Oswald, Olaf
- Collector number
- Oswald no. 310
- Date
- September 15, 1929
- Locality
- Kualoa Ridge; On Kaaawa slope
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5, -157.9Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 15, 1929, Oswald, O.; Oswald, Olaf also collected 22 other specimens.
Achatinella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. 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 96660. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34703310. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/96660.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34703310 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026




