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Cypraea mauritiana
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- H.A. Giles, Ditlev Due Thaanum 7 Theodore T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonDitlev Due Thaanum 7 Theodore T. Dranga →H.A. Giles →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- September 3, 1923
- Locality
- Nanokulua (Eastern Islet)
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea mauritiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 502 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-14
Ali'i Drive Honl's Beach, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) mellframe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Kaneohe Base, HI 96734, USA
(c) divermeg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jaminhein1215, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 196370. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/196370.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026