Cypraea maculifera

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Al Hadlick; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →Al Hadlick →A. Thomas →
Date: June 1, 1971
Locality: north of Lanai City Harbor
Island: Lānaʻi
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.7472, -156.8879 ± 568 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

149 Bishop specimens of Cypraea maculifera · collected 1900–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Cypraea maculifera observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-27.

2026-08-27

Lānaʻi City

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea maculifera. BPBM 246538. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246538.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026