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Auriculella ambusta
White Pupu Kuahiwi
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- M.C. Neal; M.C. Neal
- Date
- June 10, 1921
- Locality
- Waianae Mts.; Kaala; lower part of trail up E. side
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On June 10, 1921, M.C. Neal; M.C. Neal also collected 11 other specimens.
Auriculella ambusta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1921. 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 52047. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35356899. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/52047.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35356899 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026

