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Cypraea helvola
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- W. McGrew, Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →W.W. McGrew →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- August 12, 1923
- Locality
- Honlulu; Sand Island; western side
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea helvola observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 163 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Puako, HI 96743, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Puako, HI 96743, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Maui, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) kmforest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea helvola. BPBM 197232. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197232.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026