Kauaʻi record · KCA-OI-00072
Carelia tenebrosa
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About Carelia tenebrosa
A historical Kauaʻi land snail in Amastridae from the upper slopes and summit of Haupu. The shell reconstruction follows the adult type collected alive, with a nearly black last whorl and distinct spiral cords. Listed extinct in a dated 1997 assessment, with last-seen date unknown.
Occurrence evidence
Bishop Museum checklist explicitly reports Kauai.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Carelia tenebrosa
- 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
- The type collection year and last-seen date are unresolved. Preserved-body colors are documented but not a full live-body depiction or precise eye/tentacle anatomy. Current population and modern habitat/survey conditions are not established.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Land
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- A historical Kauaʻi land snail in Amastridae from the upper slopes and summit of Haupu. The shell reconstruction follows the adult type collected alive, with a nearly black last whorl and distinct spiral cords. Listed extinct in a dated 1997 assessment, with last-seen date unknown.