This specimen has not been photographed yet.
Cypraea carneola
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson
- Date
- 1992
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea carneola observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 47 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-19.

2026-04-19
Hilo, HI, US
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-17
Hawaii, US
(c) lkfreidenburg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-08
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-01-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-22
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) molliewog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea carneola. BPBM 248652. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/248652.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
