BPBM 98849Malacology
Partulina variabilis
Lanai Tree Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Munro. G.C.; Munro, George C.
- Date
- July 29, 1930
- Locality
- West side; upper Maunalei; 4 miles from shore
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Maui County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8, -156.9Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 29, 1930, Munro. G.C.; Munro, George C. also collected 3 other specimens.
Partulina variabilis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-12-20.

2023-12-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Jethro Berman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-02-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Brenden Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Partulina variabilis. BPBM 98849. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37945262. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/98849.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37945262 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026



