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Cypraea reticulata
Reticulated Cowrie
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; Kalaluu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5805, -155.9667 ± 771 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 maculifera observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-29.
2026-01-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-06
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-06
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-06
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-06
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-06
Club Wyndham Royal Sea Cliff, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) Ben Ginter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea reticulata. BPBM 198484. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36288634. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/198484.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36288634 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026