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BPBM 241397Malacology
Cypraea chinensis
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson
- Date
- 1984
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea chinensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2021-11-10.

2021-11-10
Haleiwa Ali'i
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-08-12
Kauaʻi, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) chunk123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-19
Makaha
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea chinensis. BPBM 241397. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/241397.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
