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Auriculella ambusta
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- O. Swezey; M.C. NealMarie Catherine Neal →Otto Herman Swezey →
- Date
- March 27, 1921
- Locality
- Waianae; Makaha valley; 10 min. walk on trail (right side) mauka rain gauge.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5016, -158.1802 ± 1,490 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Auriculella ambusta observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1921. 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 58917. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35356562. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/58917.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35356562 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
