Elasmias
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Otto Degener & D'Alte A. Welch; D'Alte A. WelchOtto Degener →D'Alte A. Welch →
- Date
- May 12, 1936
- Locality
- Waianae Mountains; North > South Palawai; North slope; Loc. 2 = W451B-3
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4132, -158.0942 ± 200 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 12, 1936, Otto Degener & D'Alte A. Welch; D'Alte A. Welch also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Elasmias observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-04.

2025-12-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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 165154. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/165154.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026





