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Cypraea mauritiana
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin A. Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & Ditlev D. Thaanum; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- September 14, 1924
- Locality
- Mokapu; east side of Ulupau Crater
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On September 14, 1924, Lorrin A. Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & Ditlev D. Thaanum; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 1 other specimen.
Cypraea mauritiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1924. 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 196374. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/196374.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026