Elasmias

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: M. & D. Anderson; D. Anderson
Date: December 26, 1937
Locality: Kona; North Kona; Puu Waawaa; N. slope, just below summit, alt. 3500-3750' +/-. See map.
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.7744, -155.8325 ± 100 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

2,084 Bishop specimens of Elasmias · collected 1902–2026Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 26, 1937, M. & D. Anderson; D. Anderson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Elasmias observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-10.

2026-03-10

Kaloko, HI 96740, USA

(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-10

Kaloko, HI 96740, USA

(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Elasmias. BPBM 171866. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36659916. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/171866.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36659916 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026