Cypraea moneta

Animalia › Mollusca › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
Locality: Honaunau; Honaunau Beach
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.4241, -155.9117 ± 226 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

374 Bishop specimens of Cypraea moneta · collected 1893–1998Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Cypraea moneta observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-04.

2025-10-04

Hawaii, US

(c) Kassidy Wilkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-05

North Pacific Ocean, Holualoa, HI, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2022-01-28

Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA

(c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-10-29

Honaunau Bay, Honaunau, HI, US

(c) Jennifer Danhaus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-03-23

Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI 96740, USA

(c) carlislespider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-04-07

Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA

(c) Kate Turner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea moneta. BPBM 246293. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35662632. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246293.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35662632 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026