Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas

Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00086

Kauaʻi Georissa

Georissa kauaiensis

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Kauaʻi Georissa — source-informed reconstruction of the explicitly immature type-series shell in its documented moss-on-fallen-log microhabitat; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current presence.
Kauaʻi Georissa — source-informed reconstruction of the explicitly immature type-series 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 Kauaʻi Georissa

Bishop Museum Hawaiian checklist reports the species for Kauai; the original species concept is explicitly Kauai-associated.

MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1325308 accepts Georissa kauaiensis.

Terrestrial microsnail; marine limits do not apply.

The island checklist and accepted taxon establish historical Kauai occurrence but not extant status.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Georissa kauaiensis
Common names
Kauaʻi Georissa
Other names
Georissa kauaiensis
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Historical 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 kauaiensis is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The island checklist and accepted taxon establish historical Kauai occurrence but not extant status.

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