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Cypraea granulata
granulated cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- W.B. Wells; Alan J. KohnAlan J. Kohn →William Bruce Wells →
- Date
- 1977
- Locality
- Mokapu Peninsula; Stage 5e, Probably
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Nucleolaria granulata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 61 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.
2026-10-03
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Kyle Franklin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) aaron_dp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea granulata. BPBM 257988. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36276692. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/257988.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36276692 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026