Auriculella ambusta

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: Judd, Albert F. (Jr.) & Hosaka, Edward Y.; Judd, Albert F. (Jr.) & Hosaka, Edward Y.Edward Yataro Hosaka →Alfred F. Judd Jr →
Date: December 3, 1931
Locality: Waianae Mts.; Waialua; Papaia Valley; (XII, 20); 6th valley east of Makaleha Valley
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Collected the same day

On December 3, 1931, Judd, Albert F. (Jr.) & Hosaka, Edward Y.; Judd, Albert F. (Jr.) & Hosaka, Edward Y. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Auriculella ambusta observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, 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 107627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35380311. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/107627.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35380311 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026