Kauaʻi record · KCA-OI-00059

Carelia evelynae

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Historical adult-shell reconstruction based on figure 2a; 35.7 × 17.2 mm, 7 whorls. No living body reconstructed; setting illustrative. Exact specimen/locality qualifications are retained in the account. The holotype’s incidental round hole at the end of the sixth whorl has been restored; it is specimen damage, not a diagnostic species feature. · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas, generated with OpenAI image generation · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas original illustration · Image source

About Carelia evelynae

Kauaʻi endemic land snail in Amastridae, described from fossil deposits at Polihale and Kaaweiki. Its compact adult shell has seven whorls and a thickened lip; collection dates do not date the fossils.

Occurrence evidence

Bishop Museum checklist explicitly reports Kauai.

Names and classification

Scientific name: Carelia evelynae
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: Fossil age, former living microhabitat, external living-body appearance, last-seen date and modern survey coverage unresolved; holotype has a small round hole.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats: Land

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description: Kauaʻi endemic land snail in Amastridae, described from fossil deposits at Polihale and Kaaweiki. Its compact adult shell has seven whorls and a thickened lip; collection dates do not date the fossils.

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