Cypraea lynx

Cypraeidae

Collected by: S. Gales; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →S. Gales →A. Thomas →
Locality: Hawai‘i
Region: Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

247 Bishop specimens of Cypraea lynx · collected 1896–2002Species page ›

Cypraea lynx observed alive in Hawaiʻi

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.

2026-09-22

HI, US

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

2023-02-14

Kailua, HI, USA

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-12

Hawaii, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2000-01-01

Maui, Hawaii, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cypraea lynx. BPBM 246904. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246904.