Elasmias

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: Oswald, O.; Oswald, Olaf
Collector number: Oswald's no. 282-A
Date: April 27, 1929
Locality: Manana-Waiawa Ridge; about 150 yards below & mauka of 96389-91
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

2,084 Bishop specimens of Elasmias · collected 1902–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 27, 1929, Oswald, O.; Oswald, Olaf also collected 24+ other specimens.

Elasmias observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1929. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Elasmias. BPBM 96393. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36670254. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/96393.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36670254 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026