Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas

Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00089

Haupu Land Snail

Godwinia haupuensis

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Haupu Land Snail — source-informed reconstruction of a complete living adult in documented wet fern-forest habitat; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current presence.
Haupu Land Snail — source-informed reconstruction of a complete living adult in documented wet fern-forest habitat; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current presence. · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas community media · Image source

About Haupu Land Snail

Bishop Museum Hawaiian checklist explicitly reports Godwinia haupuensis in the Kauai fauna.

MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1375727 retains Godwinia haupuensis as an accepted taxon.

Terrestrial land snail; marine restrictions do not apply.

The island-specific checklist and accepted name verify historical occurrence; present survival is not demonstrated.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Godwinia haupuensis
Common names
Haupu Land Snail
Other names
Godwinia haupuensis
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Historical checklist occurrence; no recent living record inspected.
Origin
Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Land

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Godwinia haupuensis is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The island-specific checklist and accepted name verify historical occurrence; present survival is not demonstrated.

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