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Cypraea
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.
Cypraea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,819 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea. BPBM 258121. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36267362. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258121.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36267362 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026