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Cypraea maculifera
Reticulated Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1948
- Locality
- Metalanim
- Island
- Pohnpei Island
- Region
- Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Mauritia maculifera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 316 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-13
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
Wawamalu Beach, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Bella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Lānaʻi City
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea maculifera. BPBM 233361. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281064. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233361.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36281064 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026