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Cypraea granulata
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Charles Alfred Allen
- Date
- November 4, 1949
- 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
Still here: Cypraea granulata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-08.

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

2025-08-02
Kahaone Loop, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-14
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-14
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-05-09
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-14
Hale'iwa Ali'i
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea granulata. BPBM 249152. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/249152.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
