Cypraea monera

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
Date: August 26, 1959
Locality: Keehi Lagoon, off
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.3157, -157.9053
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 26, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Monetaria moneta observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 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)

2026-07-04

North Pacific Ocean, East Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-07-02

Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-02

Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-25

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-01-06

Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea monera. BPBM 221500. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36288168. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/221500.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36288168 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026