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Cypraea helvola
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & W.G. Anderson; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonW.G. Anderson {William G. Anderson Jr. →Ted E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Collector number
- #149
- Date
- January 19, 1927
- Locality
- Kaneohe Bay; Kapapa Island
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4768, -157.7985
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea helvola observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 52 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, 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)
2026-06-27
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-15
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-08
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-08
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea helvola. BPBM 197233. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197233.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026