Auriculella ambusta

White Pupu Kuahiwi

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: Cooke & Welch; Cooke & WelchC.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. →D'Alte A. Welch →
Date: August 13, 1931
Locality: Waianae Mountains; Colony G; about 200 feet above F; same valley; =Loc. W450 B-5
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.4134, -158.1003 ± 100 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

521 Bishop specimens of Auriculella ambusta · collected 1889–2026Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 13, 1931, Cooke & Welch; Cooke & Welch also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Auriculella ambusta observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-09.

2025-06-09

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-04

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-04

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-07-03

Hawaii, US

(c) Angus Davison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Auriculella ambusta. BPBM 106127. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35381301. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/106127.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35381301 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026