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Cypraea mauritiana

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BPBM 231842Malacology

Cypraea mauritiana

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1905
Locality
Halawa; Pukoo
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
246 Bishop specimens of Cypraea mauritiana · collected 1902–1993Species page ›

Mauritia mauritiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1905. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 504 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

Mauritia mauritiana observed 2026-10-31

2026-10-31

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mauritia mauritiana observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

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

Mauritia mauritiana observed 2026-09-23

2026-09-23

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Mauritia mauritiana observed 2026-09-23

2026-09-23

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Mauritia mauritiana observed 2026-09-14

2026-09-14

Ali'i Drive Honl's Beach, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA

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

Mauritia mauritiana observed 2026-09-10

2026-09-10

Kaneohe Base, HI 96734, USA

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

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 231842. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36286571. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231842.

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