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Cypraea helvola
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Dranga; ThaanumDranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1936
- Locality
- Waikiki, off
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2767, -157.8365 ± 1,532 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Naria helvola observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-27
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-15
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-08
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-08
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea helvola. BPBM 231770. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36282250. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231770.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36282250 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
