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Cypraea fimbriata
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 →
- Locality
- Pearl & Hermes Reef; Seal Island
- Island
- Pearl and Hermes Atoll
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea fimbriata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 75 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-27
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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 197402. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197402.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
