This specimen has not been photographed yet.
Cypraea gaskoini
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson
- Date
- 1983
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea gaskoini observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-20.

2025-08-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-25
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-12
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) aross0805, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-07-08
Kauaʻi, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-24
Farrington Hwy, Waialua, HI, US
(c) egulan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea gaskoini. BPBM 241405. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/241405.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
