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Cypraea mauritiana
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- L.A.T., T.T.D., A. Anderson, W. O. Anderson; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonAlex B. Anderson →W.G. Anderson {William G. Anderson Jr. →T.T.D. L.A.T →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- October 1, 1927
- Locality
- Makalawaena [Makalawena?]; Mahiula
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7916, -156.0279 ± 308 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Mauritia mauritiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 157 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-14.
2026-09-14
Ali'i Drive Honl's Beach, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) mellframe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Ali'i Drive Coconut Grove Marketplace, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) mdm033, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) kenbehrens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Aliʻi Dr, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) pattym101, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) Jordan Rowley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, US
(c) aaron_dp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 197323. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36287567. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197323.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36287567 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026