Elasmias
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Glen W. Russ & D'Alte A. Welch; D'Alte A. WelchGlen W. Russ →D'Alte A. Welch →
- Date
- May 31, 1933
- Locality
- Wailele; Bed III, or "Russ Bed"; Below Bed I; Hill mauka of Kamehameha Highway, in stone quarry; Loc. F529-1; See map; Sweeping stored = #166042-46
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 31, 1933, Glen W. Russ & D'Alte A. Welch; D'Alte A. Welch also collected 24+ other specimens.
Elasmias observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 85 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-30
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-05
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-04
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elasmias. BPBM 172990. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/172990.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026








