Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00088
Caperata Land Snail
Godwinia caperata
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About Caperata Land Snail
Bishop Museum Hawaiian checklist explicitly reports the species in the Kauai fauna.
MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1375725 retains Godwinia caperata as an accepted taxon.
Terrestrial land snail; marine restrictions do not apply.
Accepted taxon and authoritative island checklist support historical occurrence, while recency remains unresolved.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Godwinia caperata
- Common names
- Caperata Land Snail
- Other names
- Godwinia caperata
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historical checklist occurrence; no recent living occurrence inspected.
- Origin
- Origin not inferred from occurrence census
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Land
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Godwinia caperata is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Accepted taxon and authoritative island checklist support historical occurrence, while recency remains unresolved.