ABSTRACT Probably only 25-35% of the 1,461 species level taxa of endemic Hawaiian land
snails that have been described are still extant. Unless immediate actions are taken, most of …

Pacific islands, with their incredible biodiversity, are our finest natural laboratories for
evolutionary, ecological, and cultural studies. Nowhere, in relation to land area, does land …

The native invertebrate fauna of the Hawaiian Islands consists of some 6,000 arthropod
species, 1,000 or more native land mollusks, and an undetermined number of taxa …

Native Pacific island biotas are disappearing rapidly. Among these native biotas the land
snails are especially recognized not only for their high diversity and high levels of endemism …

Terrestrial micromolluscs (snails with an adult maximum shell dimension< 5 mm) constitute
a considerable proportion of the land snail fauna of the Pacific. However, micromolluscs are …

(Wells et al., 1983), probably because of their low mobility, which allowed allopatric
speciation to occur within relatively small areas, and the absence of terrestrial predators …

The native land‐snail fauna of the Hawaiian islands was investigated from a combined
perspective of ecological and historical, vicariant, and dispersalist biogeography. There …

The native snails of the Hawaiian Islands are disappearing. One cause is predation by
introduced carnivorous snails. Habitat destruction/modification is also important, facilitating …

The O 'ahu tree snail is the poster child for the massive declines that have occurred among
nearly all of Hawai 'i's approximately 800 species of nonmarine snails. More than 75% of O …

Land snail collecting methods are each designed with a particular purpose. This paper
provides a brief overview of land snail collecting strategies, suggests the use of multiple …