Auriculella ambusta

White Pupu Kuahiwi

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: M. & D. Anderson; Donald Anderson
Date: March 28, 1937
Locality: Waianae Mts.; Mt. Kaala; near summit; Loc.. Spring #2. See map
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 March 28, 1937, M. & D. Anderson; Donald Anderson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Auriculella ambusta observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1937. 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 163108. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/163108.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026