Auriculella ambusta

White Pupu Kuahiwi

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: William H. Meinecke; William H. Meinecke
Date: May 19, 1940
Locality: Waianae Mountains; Kaumokunui; Loc. 2. SEE MAP
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.5207, -158.1372 ± 100 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 19, 1940, William H. Meinecke; William H. Meinecke also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Auriculella ambusta observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1940. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Auriculella ambusta. BPBM 185348. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/185348.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026