Auriculella ambusta
White Pupu Kuahiwi
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- E. Meadows; E. Meadows
- Date
- June 19, 1938
- Locality
- Waianae Mountains; Lualualei; below Kanehoa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4497, -158.1089 ± 1,335 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 19, 1938, E. Meadows; E. Meadows also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Auriculella ambusta observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1938. 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 183547. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/183547.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026