Auriculella ambusta
White Pupu Kuahiwi
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae
- Collected by
- Oswald, O.; Oswald, Olaf
- Date
- June 6, 1929
- Locality
- Waianae Mts.; Valley North of center; [continued in "Habitat" field]
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On June 6, 1929, Oswald, O.; Oswald, Olaf also collected 24+ other specimens.
Auriculella ambusta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. 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 96480. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35381273. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/96480.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35381273 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026





