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Cypraea tessellata
Checkerboard Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Baldwin, E. D.
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Luria tessellata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-07.
2025-09-07
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-04-13
Maui, Kēōkea, HI, US
(c) serenegunnison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-10
Midway, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Kyan Russell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-22
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-23
Oʻahu, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) atthebeach67, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea tessellata. BPBM 257854. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36292764. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/257854.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36292764 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026