Elasmias
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- D'Alte A. Welch & Glen W. Russ; D'Alte A. WelchGlen W. Russ →D'Alte A. Welch →
- Date
- August 30, 1935
- Locality
- Waianae Mountains; Palawai II; above Loc. 2, under a large rock 20 feet above trail; Loc. 2a = W451 A-f2
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4137, -158.0849 ± 50 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 30, 1935, D'Alte A. Welch & Glen W. Russ; D'Alte A. Welch also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Elasmias observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1935. 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 174142. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/174142.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026






