This specimen has not been photographed yet.
Cypraea poraria
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson
- Date
- 1983
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea poraria observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-28
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-08
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-01
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-05
Lanai Lookout
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea poraria. BPBM 241492. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/241492.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026