Kauaʻi record · KCA-OI-00066
Carelia mirabilis
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About Carelia mirabilis
A Kauaʻi land snail described from fossil fragments collected at Māhāʻulepū in 1930. Its distinctive shell sculpture extends across the base. A whole adult shell is an explicitly qualified composite reconstruction; modern survival and a primary-source conservation assessment remain unresolved in this review.
Occurrence evidence
Bishop Museum checklist explicitly reports Kauai.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Carelia mirabilis
- Family
- Achatinellidae
- Order
- Stylommatophora
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- extinct
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Historical fossil occurrence; conservation status not reassessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-01
- Evidence limits
- No intact adult was available in the primary source; complete adult dimensions are Cooke’s estimate. Living shell color, body appearance, fossil age and last living occurrence are unknown. Bishop’s 1997 list omits this species; IUCN and NatureServe primary assessment content could not be read.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Land
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- A Kauaʻi land snail described from fossil fragments collected at Māhāʻulepū in 1930. Its distinctive shell sculpture extends across the base. A whole adult shell is an explicitly qualified composite reconstruction; modern survival and a primary-source conservation assessment remain unresolved in this review.