Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas

Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00181

Dwarf awlsnail

Opeas hannense

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

Bishop Museum Occasional Paper 50 codes the species N,K,O,H and states Kauaʻi material is held in Bishop Museum collections under the synonym goodalli.

Fresh WoRMS query accepts Opeas hannense (AphiaID 875201); OP50 gives the goodallii/pumilus synonym treatment.

Terrestrial taxon; marine depth filter does not apply.

Kauaʻi museum material and nonnative status are documented, but establishment was explicitly uncertain and no modern record was inspected.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Opeas hannense
Common names
Dwarf awlsnail
Other names
Opeas hannense
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
introduced historical Kauaʻi material; OP50 status '? Established'; current persistence unknown
Origin
Introduced
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
Opeas hannense is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Kauaʻi museum material and nonnative status are documented, but establishment was explicitly uncertain and no modern record was inspected.

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