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Cypraea helvola
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
- Collector number
- #24Aa
- Date
- October 1, 1955
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Okinawa; dredged Sukuran
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1955, Thomas A. & Beatrice Burch also collected 2 other specimens.
Cypraea helvola observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 567 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Coolum Beach, QLD, AU
(c) Noa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Ballow St, Amity, QLD, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
South Africa
(c) free_snacks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea helvola. BPBM 247896. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247896.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026