Kauaʻi record · KCA-OI-00058

Carelia dolei

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Historical adult-shell reconstruction based on plate VIII figure 4; 49.5 × 15.5 mm, 9+ whorls. No living body reconstructed; setting illustrative. Exact specimen/locality qualifications are retained in the account. · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas, generated with OpenAI image generation · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas original illustration · Image source

About Carelia dolei

Kauaʻi endemic land snail in Amastridae, known from historical dead and fossil shells. The adult type has a narrow, tall shell; its broad Hanalei label does not establish an exact type station.

Occurrence evidence

Bishop Museum checklist entries explicitly report Kauai.

Names and classification

Scientific name: Carelia dolei
Family: Achatinellidae
Order: Stylommatophora

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence: extinct
Origin: Endemic
Conservation status: Listed extinct (Bishop Museum, 1997; last seen unknown)
Evidence date: 2026-10-01
Evidence limits: Exact type station, deposit age, original collection date, external living-body appearance, last-seen date and modern survey coverage unresolved.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats: Land

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description: Kauaʻi endemic land snail in Amastridae, known from historical dead and fossil shells. The adult type has a narrow, tall shell; its broad Hanalei label does not establish an exact type station.

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