Elasmias apertum
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Buck, P.H. & M.; Buck, Peter H.
- Date
- January 4, 1930
- Locality
- Cook Islands; Lower Cook Islands; Mangaia; Tavaenga Makatea, ridge; 1 mile from shore
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On January 4, 1930, Buck, P.H. & M.; Buck, Peter H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Elasmias apertum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. 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 97512. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36666421. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/97512.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36666421 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026