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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00123

Leptachatina antiqua

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Leptachatina antiqua — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
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About Leptachatina antiqua

Bishop Museum Hawaiian checklist reports Leptachatina antiqua for Kauai.

MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1615884 accepts Leptachatina antiqua.

Terrestrial land snail; marine restrictions do not apply.

Authoritative checklist and accepted taxonomy support historical occurrence, not current survival.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Leptachatina antiqua
Other names
Leptachatina antiqua
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Historical occurrence; no recent living record 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
Leptachatina antiqua is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Authoritative checklist and accepted taxonomy support historical occurrence, not current survival.

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