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Cypraea scurra
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 16, 1923
- Locality
- Pearl & Hermes Reef; Southeast Island
- Island
- Pearl and Hermes Atoll
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 16, 1923, Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Cassis
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Cerithium
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Columbella
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Conus abbreviatus
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Conus flavidus
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Conus flavidus
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Conus lividus
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Conus nanus
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Conus retifer
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Coralliophila bulbiformis
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Cymatium chlorostoma
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Cypraea helvola
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Cypraea tessellata
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Cypraea tessellata
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Drupa digitata
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Drupa ricinus
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Malea pomum
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Mitra litterata
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Morula
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Morula
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Morula porphyorostoma
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Cypraea scurra observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-02-15.
2025-02-15
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-04-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea scurra. BPBM 197296. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197296.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026