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Cypraea helvola
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum; Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1921
- Locality
- Hilo, reef at foot of Waianuenue Street
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7269, -155.0863 ± 178 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Naria helvola observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-06-10.

2024-06-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-08
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-17
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-16
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-15
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-03
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea helvola. BPBM 231753. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281015. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231753.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36281015 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
