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Cypraea maculifera
Reticulated Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Tuttle, H.; Merlin TuttleHorace L. Tuttle →Merlin D. Tuttle →
- Collector number
- HT#: 242
- Date
- October 1, 1943
- Locality
- Nanacouli {=Nanakuli -RKK}
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1943, Tuttle, H.; Merlin Tuttle also collected 18 other specimens.
Barbatia decussata
Malacology
Cassis cornuta
Malacology
Conus pulicarius
Malacology
Conus quercinus
Malacology
Conus striatus
Malacology
Conus textile
Malacology
Cypraea maculifera
Malacology
Cypraea mauritiana
Malacology
Cypraea mauritiana
Malacology
Dolabella auricularia
Malacology
Epitonium pyramis
Malacology
Mitra mitra
Malacology
Mitra stricta
Malacology
Natica gualteriana
Malacology
Terebra guttata
Malacology
Terebra maculata
Malacology
Terebra maculata
Malacology
Venerupis philippinarum
Malacology
Mauritia maculifera observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 302 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 240238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281778. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/240238.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36281778 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026