Cypraea helvola

Honey Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 150
Date: April 15, 1962
Locality: Ala Moana, off
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.2869, -157.8547
Record type: Preservedspecimen

540 Bishop specimens of Cypraea helvola · collected 1893–2003Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 15, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea helvola. BPBM 218046. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36279994. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/218046.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36279994 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026