Kauaʻi record · KCA-OI-00071
Carelia pilsbryi
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About Carelia pilsbryi
A historical Kauaʻi land snail in Amastridae known in Cooke’s account only from fossil material near Kalihiwai and Kalihikai. The reconstruction follows his representative whole adult, plate II figure 1, while qualifying restored dark shell color. Listed extinct in a dated 1997 assessment, with last-seen date unknown.
Occurrence evidence
Bishop Museum checklist entries explicitly report Kauai.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Carelia pilsbryi
- 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
- Known only from fossil material in Cooke’s account; fossil ages, collection year, original adult live coloration, living microhabitat, soft parts, last-seen date and current survey coverage are unresolved. Dark live shell color is inferred from residual pigment.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Land
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- A historical Kauaʻi land snail in Amastridae known in Cooke’s account only from fossil material near Kalihiwai and Kalihikai. The reconstruction follows his representative whole adult, plate II figure 1, while qualifying restored dark shell color. Listed extinct in a dated 1997 assessment, with last-seen date unknown.