Elasmias
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Fosberg {F. Raymond}; Mangarevan ExpeditionMangarevan Expedition →Fosberg {F. Raymond →
- Collector number
- Bottle 957
- Date
- September 1, 1934
- Locality
- Papenoo Valley, slopes of Orofena
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- Windward Islands, French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.6053, -149.4536 ± 6,686 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1934, Fosberg {F. Raymond}; Mangarevan Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Elasmias observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-04-17.

2025-04-17
Tahiti, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-17
Tahiti, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-17
Tahiti, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-04-01
Pā'ea, French Polynesia
(c) Justin Gerlach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-31
Papeno'o, Hitiaa O Te Ra, French Polynesia
(c) Justin Gerlach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-09
Îles du Vent, PF
(c) Richard Hasegawa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elasmias. BPBM 145661. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/145661.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026






