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Auriculella ambusta

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BPBM 59475Malacology

Auriculella ambusta

White Pupu Kuahiwi

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by
C.M. Cooke Jr. & M.C. Neal; C.M. Cooke Jr.Clarence H. Cooke Jr. →Marie Catherine Neal →
Date
August 23, 1922
Locality
Waianae Mountains; Ewa District; Kupehau (=S. Palawai), 2nd small val. E. of Green Pk., small pocket near bottom, under shallow talus
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.4101, -158.0893
Record type
Preservedspecimen
521 Bishop specimens of Auriculella ambusta · collected 1889–2026Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 23, 1922, C.M. Cooke Jr. & M.C. Neal; C.M. Cooke Jr. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Auriculella ambusta observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-09.

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

Cite this specimen

Auriculella ambusta. BPBM 59475. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35362675. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/59475.

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