Elasmias
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- F. Raymond Fosberg; Mangarevan ExpeditionF. Raymond Fosberg →Mangarevan Expedition →
- Collector number
- Bottle 811A
- Date
- August 31, 1934
- Locality
- Vitaria; inland 150 yards
- Island
- Rurutu
- Region
- Austral Islands, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On August 31, 1934, F. Raymond Fosberg; Mangarevan Expedition also collected 9 other specimens.
Elasmias observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 550 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
New South Wales, AU
(c) Michelle Colpus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
New South Wales, AU
(c) Michelle Colpus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
New South Wales, AU
(c) Michelle Colpus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
New South Wales, AU
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
New South Wales, AU
(c) Michelle Colpus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elasmias. BPBM 148909. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/148909.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026