Hawaii The Hawaii Islands are remarkable biologically, supporting a great number of endemic species.
Mollusks are no exception.
For example, two families of land snails, the Achatinellidae and Amastridae, occur in Hawaii and no where else. Unfortunately, the Amastridae are now largely or wholly extinct, and the Achatinellidae are largely so. Human depredation of the earth's environment is appalling. Ariolimax columbianus . Olympic Peninsula, Washington.