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Cypraea
As recorded: Cypraea Vitellus
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston
- Date
- Invalid Date
- Locality
- West Maui; Lahaina; Kalepolepo
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Maui County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On Invalid Date, Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acmaea borneensis
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Acmaea saccharina stellaeformis
Malacology
Alectrion
Malacology
Alectrion
Malacology
Alectrion albescens
Malacology
Alectrion arcularia
Malacology
Alectrion conoidalis
Malacology
Alectrion coronata
Malacology
Alectrion hirtus
Malacology
Alectrion papillosa
Malacology
Alectrion pulla
Malacology
Alectrion thersites
Malacology
Anomia
Malacology
Anomia glabra
Malacology
Antigona reticulata
Malacology
Antigona reticulata
Malacology
Arca
Malacology
Asaphis
Malacology
Astraea
Malacology
Astraea calcar
Malacology
Astraea longispina
Malacology
Astraea petrosum
Malacology
Astraea triumphans
Malacology
Astraea tuber
Malacology
Cypraea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,819 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, 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. BPBM 197282. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197282.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026