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Cypraea
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- ?; Merlin Tuttle
- Collector number
- HT#: 41
- Date
- October 1, 1942
- Locality
- Diamond Head, Below
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1942, ?; Merlin Tuttle also collected 1 other specimen.
Cypraea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1942. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,819 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea. BPBM 240268. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36264645. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/240268.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36264645 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026