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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00185

Oxychilus alliarius

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

Bishop Museum Occasional Paper 50 codes K,Mo,M,H, states Bishop Museum material underlies the 1937 record, and lists Status: Established.

Fresh WoRMS query accepts Oxychilus alliarius (AphiaID 1050554).

Terrestrial taxon; marine depth filter does not apply.

The authoritative alien-snail catalog explicitly supports Kauaʻi occurrence and establishment.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Oxychilus alliarius
Other names
Oxychilus alliarius
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
introduced and established historically; current Kauaʻi persistence not independently shown
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
Oxychilus alliarius is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The authoritative alien-snail catalog explicitly supports Kauaʻi occurrence and establishment.

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