Auriculella ambusta

White Pupu Kuahiwi

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Achatinellidae

Collected by: Oswald, O.; Oswald, Olaf
Collector number: Oswald's no. 302
Date: June 8, 1929
Locality: Waianae Mountains
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.4870, -158.1476 ± 16,279 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 8, 1929, Oswald, O.; Oswald, Olaf also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Auriculella ambusta observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1929. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Auriculella ambusta. BPBM 96567. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35382347. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/96567.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35382347 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026