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Cypraea helvola

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BPBM 197238Malacology

Cypraea helvola

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
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
540 Bishop specimens of Cypraea helvola · collected 1893–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea helvola. BPBM 197238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197238.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026