BPBM 197598Malacology

Cypraea helvola

Cypraeidae

Collected by: G.B.P. {=George B. Perry (Mrs.) -RKK}
Date: 1936
Locality: Central Pacific; Midway Island
Island: Midway Atoll
Region: United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates: 28.2098, -177.3623 ± 3,888 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

540 Bishop specimens of Cypraea helvola · collected 1893–2003Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Cypraea helvola observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-01-15.

2023-01-15

Midway, UM

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea helvola. BPBM 197598. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197598.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026