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Cypraea caputserpentis
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Ditlev Due Thaanum; Ditlev Due Thaanum
- Locality
- Hilo; vicinity of Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7238, -155.0828 ± 5,173 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea caputserpentis observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-29.
2026-08-29
Onekahakaha Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-04
North Pacific Ocean, Hilo, HI, US
(c) augustus_lunchick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-11
North Pacific Ocean, Hilo, HI, US
(c) alishaandrade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-03
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) alexbarnard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-31
Onekahakaha Beach Park, 74 Onekahakaha Rd, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Russell Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 203720. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/203720.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026