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Cypraea mauritiana
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Theodore T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- June 10, 1925
- Locality
- Molokini
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Maui County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6317, -156.4941 ± 5,421 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 10, 1925, Theodore T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Cypraea mauritiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 68 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-04.
2026-08-04
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Makena Rd, Wailea, HI, US
(c) Arachnid Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 196390. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/196390.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026