Mauritia maculifera

Reticulated Cowrie

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Oliver R. Franklin (Col.); Oliver R. Franklin (Colonel)
Date: January 20, 1950
Locality: Pacific; "Tropical Pacific Area"
Region: Pacific
Record type: Preservedspecimen

18 Bishop specimens of Mauritia maculifera · collected 1938–2020Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 20, 1950, Oliver R. Franklin (Col.); Oliver R. Franklin (Colonel) also collected 24+ other specimens.

Mauritia maculifera observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 316 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.

2026-10-13

Waialua, HI 96791, USA

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2026-10-13

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

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2026-09-22

HI, US

(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14

Wawamalu Beach, East Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Bella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27

Lānaʻi City

(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Mauritia maculifera. BPBM 202003. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202003.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026