BPBM 197399Malacology

Cypraea scurra

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & Alex Anderson; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonAlex B. Anderson →Ted E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Date: April 1, 1927
Locality: Pearl & Hermes Reef; Grass Island
Island: Pearl and Hermes Atoll
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

156 Bishop specimens of Cypraea scurra · collected 1902–1985Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1927, Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & Alex Anderson; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cypraea scurra observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1927. 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 Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea scurra. BPBM 197399. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197399.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026