Auriculella ambusta

White Pupu Kuahiwi

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: John K. Obata; John K. Obata
Collector number: 1952-53
Date: April 20, 1952
Locality: Halawa Ridge
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.3969, -157.8699 ± 4,241 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Still here: Auriculella ambusta observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-12-04.

2021-12-04

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

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

Cite this specimen

Auriculella ambusta. BPBM 216393. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/216393.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026