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Cypraea mauritiana
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- February 1, 1928
- Locality
- Kona; Kahaluu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5798, -155.9664 ± 820 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 1, 1928, Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Mauritia mauritiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 163 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)
2026-07-09
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-02
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) Jordan Rowley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 197324. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36286299. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197324.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36286299 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026