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Cypraea caputserpentis

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BPBM 231715Malacology

Cypraea caputserpentis

Snakehead Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
W. H. Meinecke; ThaanumWilliam H. Meinecke →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1917
Locality
Kau; Kamilo
Island
Hawaiʻi Island
Region
Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
18.9780, -155.5949 ± 344 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Monetaria caputserpentis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-25.

Monetaria caputserpentis observed 2026-01-25

2026-01-25

Government Rd, Kaʻū, HI, US

(c) Ansley White, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Monetaria caputserpentis observed 2026-01-24

2026-01-24

Punaluu Road @ Punaluu Beach Park, Hawaii 96777, USA

(c) pnw.wildlife2001, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Monetaria caputserpentis observed 2026-01-04

2026-01-04

Punaluu Harbor, HI, US

(c) avam257, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Monetaria caputserpentis observed 2024-10-08

2024-10-08

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) Jason Grant, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Monetaria caputserpentis observed 2024-02-10

2024-02-10

United States

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

Monetaria caputserpentis observed 2022-11-02

2022-11-02

Naalehu, HI 96772, USA

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

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 231715. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36272425. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231715.

Record sources