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Cypraea mauritiana
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Ed. Kalauso; ThaanumEd. Kalauso →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1924
- Locality
- Wailupe
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3012, -157.7546 ± 3,033 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Mauritia mauritiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-23.
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-10
Kaneohe Base, HI 96734, USA
(c) divermeg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jaminhein1215, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) nerdyasianguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
Royal-Moana Beach, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) vivinat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 231851. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36290007. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231851.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36290007 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026