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Cypraea teres
Tapering Cowry
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- W. B. Wells & A. J. Kohn; Alan J. KohnAlan J. Kohn →William Bruce Wells →
- Date
- July 11, 1977
- Locality
- Mokapu Peninsula; Stage 5e
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On July 11, 1977, W. B. Wells & A. J. Kohn; Alan J. Kohn also collected 6 other specimens.
Talostolida teres observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2014-09-12.
2014-09-12
Haleiwa, HI
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2004-12-24
Black Rock, Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea teres. BPBM 258120. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294476. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258120.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36294476 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026