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Cypraea mauritiana
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- J.L. Allen; Charles Alfred AllenCharles Alfred Allen →J.L. Allen {=James Lester Allen →
- Date
- June 13, 1948
- Locality
- Waimea
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6241, -158.0091 ± 6,375 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 13, 1948, J.L. Allen; Charles Alfred Allen also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Cypraea mauritiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-05.
2026-06-05
Kahaone Pl, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-28
Kahuku, HI 96731, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-06
Kamehameha Hwy + Haleiwa Beach Park, Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) mdm033, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-25
North Pacific Ocean, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) dude_mala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-25
Kahuku, HI 96731, USA
no rights reserved
2025-06-25
Kahuku, HI 96731, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 249149. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/249149.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026