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Cypraea caputserpentis
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Theodore T. Dranga & H.E.W.; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- August 2, 1925
- Locality
- Honolulu; Fort Kamehameha
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea caputserpentis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 903 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 196399. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/196399.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
