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Cypraea isabella
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
- Date
- 1972
- Locality
- Maui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Maui County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7927, -156.3582
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea isabella observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-04.

2026-08-04
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-08
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) celinepeloquin9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Joe Paquin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-26
Kealia Pond Coastal Boardwalk, Maalaea, HI, US
no rights reserved

2025-03-21
North Pacific Ocean, Kihei, HI, US
(c) Lila S., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-24
Makena Landing, HI, USA
(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea isabella. BPBM 246269. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246269.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
