Paryphanta busbyi
Kauri Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Rhytididae
- Collected by
- Gulstone, N.H.; Emerson, Joseph. .S.Emerson →N.H. Gulstone →Joseph. .S →
- Date
- May 22, 1925
- Locality
- New Zealand; North Island; N. wairoa; Onetea
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Paryphanta busbyi observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 541 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Bay of Plenty, NZ
(c) roaming_eye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Auckland, NZ
(c) Braydon Burton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Far North, NZ-NO, NZ
(c) chalikotheres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Auckland, NZ
(c) Tia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-17
Auckland, NZ
(c) estaela, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-17
Auckland, NZ
(c) Esther Denholm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Paryphanta busbyi. BPBM 101090. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37947998. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/101090.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37947998 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026



