Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas

Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00085

Cooke's Georissa

Georissa cookei

Open this record in the interactive Atlas
Cooke's Georissa — source-informed reconstruction of the complete shell in its documented moss-on-fallen-log microhabitat; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current presence.
Cooke's Georissa — source-informed reconstruction of the complete shell in its documented moss-on-fallen-log microhabitat; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current presence. · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas community media · Image source

About Cooke's Georissa

Bishop Museum Hawaiian checklist reports the species for Kauai.

MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1325307 accepts Georissa cookei and records Georissa neali as its synonym.

Terrestrial microsnail; marine limits do not apply.

Authoritative island checklist plus accepted taxonomy supports historical occurrence; current survival remains unresolved.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Georissa cookei
Common names
Cooke's Georissa
Other names
Georissa cookei
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Historical checklist occurrence; no recent living record inspected.
Origin
Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Land

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Georissa cookei is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Authoritative island checklist plus accepted taxonomy supports historical occurrence; current survival remains unresolved.

Sources and further reading

Suggest changes to this record