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Cypraea carneola
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Anthony Polansky; Anthony Polansky
- Date
- 1962
- Locality
- Mokapu; Area B; Monument Bay Cliff
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea carneola observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-19.
2026-04-19
Hilo, HI, US
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-17
Hawaii, US
(c) lkfreidenburg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-02-13
Point Panic
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-07-03
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-05-27
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-09-24
Pupukea, HI
(c) 808_Diver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea carneola. BPBM 209145. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/209145.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026