Elasmias apertum
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- G.P. Wilder; G.P. Wilder
- Date
- May 1, 1925
- Locality
- Cook Islands; Lower Cook Islands; Mauke; 1/2 mi. from shore, edge of woods
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1925, G.P. Wilder; G.P. Wilder also collected 9 other specimens.
Elasmias apertum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. 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 79798. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36665314. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/79798.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36665314 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026