Elasmias
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Welch, D'Alte A. & Christopherson; Welch, D'Alte A.Erling Christopherson →A. D'Alte →D'Alte A. Welch →
- Date
- August 16, 1932
- Locality
- Waianae Mts.; Popouwela; Loc. W370-6 = W370 A-6
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4650, -158.1008 ± 50 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 16, 1932, Welch, D'Alte A. & Christopherson; Welch, D'Alte A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Elasmias observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-07-01.

2025-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-09
Waialua, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-07
Palehua, Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Don Rideout, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elasmias. BPBM 131816. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/131816.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026









