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Cypraea moneta
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Ted T. Dranga, W.G.Anderson & Lorrin Andrews Thurston; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →W.G.Anderson →
- Date
- April 21, 1924
- Locality
- Kaneohe Bay; Heeia-kea
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea moneta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 108 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.

2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-25
Puako, HI 96743, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04
North Pacific Ocean, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Kana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-02
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-02
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-07
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea moneta. BPBM 197203. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197203.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
