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Cypraea helvola
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
- Collector number
- 195
- Locality
- Oʻahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4639, -157.9531
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea helvola observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 56 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Kahaone Pl, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-20
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-26
Kalakaua Ave + Opp Uluniu Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
(c) theonewhojangles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-19
Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea helvola. BPBM 218060. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/218060.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026