Elasmias
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- P.E.S.; Mumford, E.P. & AdamsonAlastair M. Adamson →Edward Philpott Mumford →
- Date
- November 14, 1929
- Locality
- Tapuaooa
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On November 14, 1929, P.E.S.; Mumford, E.P. & Adamson also collected 18 other specimens.
Elasmias observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 549 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
New South Wales, AU
(c) Michelle Colpus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
New South Wales, AU
(c) Michelle Colpus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
New South Wales, AU
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
New South Wales, AU
(c) Michelle Colpus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2026-10-05
New South Wales, AU
(c) Michelle Colpus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elasmias. BPBM 96143. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36669374. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/96143.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36669374 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026



