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Cypraea isabella
Isabella Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › 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
- January 30, 1924
- Locality
- Puna; Keaau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6307, -154.9726 ± 1,471 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 30, 1924, Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Luria isabella observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-06-08.

2024-06-08
United States
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-18
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-17
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-04
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-04
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-04
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea isabella. BPBM 197263. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36279886. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197263.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36279886 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026

