Cypraea sulcidentata

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: Sta. 200; along Western bank of 3rd Stream bed
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

245 Bishop specimens of Cypraea sulcidentata · collected 1905–1992Species page ›

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cypraea sulcidentata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22

HI, US

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

2025-09-01

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-15

Oʻahu, Pūpūkea, HI, US

(c) atthebeach67, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-15

Kure Atoll, HI, US

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

2025-02-11

Hawaii, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea sulcidentata. BPBM 203288. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/203288.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026