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Cypraea sulcidentata

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BPBM 197180Malacology

Cypraea sulcidentata

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Date: May 18, 1923
Locality: Pearl & Hermes Reef; Seal Island
Island: Pearl and Hermes Atoll
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

245 Bishop specimens of Cypraea sulcidentata · collected 1905–1992Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 18, 1923, Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 23 other specimens.

Cypraea sulcidentata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

Cypraea sulcidentata observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cypraea sulcidentata observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

HI, US

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

Cypraea sulcidentata observed 2025-09-01

2025-09-01

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cypraea sulcidentata observed 2025-05-15

2025-05-15

Oʻahu, Pūpūkea, HI, US

(c) atthebeach67, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cypraea sulcidentata observed 2025-03-15

2025-03-15

Kure Atoll, HI, US

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

Cypraea sulcidentata observed 2025-02-11

2025-02-11

Hawaii, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea sulcidentata. BPBM 197180. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197180.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026