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Cypraea semiplota
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Mura; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonSon Mura →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- March 1, 1923
- Locality
- Waimanalo
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3467, -157.7183 ± 5,475 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1923, Mura; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Cypraea semiplota observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-05.
2026-06-05
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-23
Kuhio Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-03-19
Point Panic
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-02-19
Point Panic
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea semiplota. BPBM 197311. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197311.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026