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BPBM 246868Malacology
Cypraea teres
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
- Date
- Invalid Date
- Locality
- Waimea Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea teres observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2014-09-12.

2014-09-12
Haleiwa, HI
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-12-24
Black Rock, Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea teres. BPBM 246868. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246868.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
