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Elasmias apertum
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Kenneth A. Hayes, John Slapcinsky, David R. Sischo; Adam MilesKenneth A. Hayes →Adam Miles →David R. Sischo →John D. Slapcinsky →
- Date
- 2023
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- Sua County, Eastern District, American Samoa
- Identified by
- Norine W. Yeung
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Elasmias apertum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2023. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-07.
2025-07-07
Asoa, Vele, Wallis and Futuna
(c) Justin Gerlach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-17
Tahiti, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-04-17
Tahiti, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-04-17
Tahiti, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-04-08
Papetō'ai, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
(c) Justin Gerlach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-04-03
Maeva, Huahine, French Polynesia
(c) Justin Gerlach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Elasmias apertum. BPBM 296742. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/296742.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026