Cypraea caputserpentis

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: Sta. 305; Bed of stream joining Kalamaula Stream from East
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Cypraea caputserpentis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 903 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-10-21

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

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

2026-10-20

Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-10-04

Kalaheo, HI, US

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

2026-10-04

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2026-10-04

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 203318. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/203318.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026