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Cypraea mauritiana
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum; Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1920
- Locality
- Hilo; Keokea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4155, -155.9026 ± 573 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Mauritia mauritiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 86 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-13.
2026-07-13
Aliʻi Dr, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) pattym101, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-11
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) pink_plover, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Kealaola St, Kealakekua, HI, US
(c) scotgjones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-12
Ocean View, HI 96704, USA
(c) chilledpickl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-23
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) Jack Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 231845. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36289274. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231845.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36289274 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026