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Cypraea helvola
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
- Collector number
- 175
- Date
- 1959
- 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
This specimen was collected in 1959. 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
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea helvola. BPBM 221621. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/221621.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026