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Cypraea maculifera
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson
- Date
- 1983
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea maculifera observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 292 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)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea maculifera. BPBM 241442. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/241442.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026