Cypraea mauritiana

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Lorrin Andrews Thurston
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: East Maui; Hana; Keanae
Island: Maui
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.7892, -156.1743 ± 9,482 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

246 Bishop specimens of Cypraea mauritiana · collected 1902–1993Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Cypraea mauritiana observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-12-23.

2023-12-23

Hana, HI 96713, USA

(c) bos__mutus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-01-13

Pa'iloa Beach, Maui

(c) kfanch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-06-30

Maui, Hawaii, United States

(c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2000-01-01

Maui, Hawaii, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 196378. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/196378.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026