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BPBM 197300Malacology

Cypraea fimbriata

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; North Island
Island: Pearl and Hermes Atoll
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

181 Bishop specimens of Cypraea fimbriata · collected 1904–2017Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Cypraea fimbriata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 75 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Cypraea fimbriata observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cypraea fimbriata observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cypraea fimbriata observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cypraea fimbriata observed 2026-09-02

2026-09-02

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cypraea fimbriata observed 2026-06-27

2026-06-27

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cypraea fimbriata observed 2026-06-27

2026-06-27

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 fimbriata. BPBM 197300. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197300.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026