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Cypraea tessellata
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
- Collector number
- 6
- Date
- September 24, 1959
- Locality
- Oʻahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4639, -157.9531
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 24, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Malacology
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Casmaria ponderosa
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Cheilea equestris
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Conus
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Conus cumingi
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Conus suturalis
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Cypraea
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Cypraea
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Decatopecten noduliferum
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Decatopectend noduliferum
Malacology
Dentalium
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Drupella ochrostoma
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Euplica varians
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Fusinus
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Gemmula monilifera
Malacology
Gemmula monilifera
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Gemmula monilifera
Malacology
Gemmula pseudomonilifera
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Glycymeris diomedea
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Glycymeris diomedea
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Glycymeris diomedea
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Gyrineum pusillum
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Still here: Cypraea tessellata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-07.
2025-09-07
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2021-11-19
Haleiwa Ali'i
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-10-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-09-16
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2006-08-01
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) surfman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea tessellata. BPBM 221821. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/221821.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026