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Cypraea caputserpentis
Snakehead Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Alan J. Kohn; Alan J. Kohn
- Date
- December 25, 1978
- Locality
- Kahe Point; Nanakuli Sea Cliffs
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On December 25, 1978, Alan J. Kohn; Alan J. Kohn also collected 18 other specimens.
Arcidae
Malacology
Bivalvia
Malacology
Cerithium nesioticum
Malacology
Coralliophila bulbiformis
Malacology
Ctena bella
Malacology
Cymatium
Malacology
Cypraea
Malacology
Cypraea isabella
Malacology
Cypraea scurra
Malacology
Mitra
Malacology
Ostreidae
Malacology
Periglypta reticulata
Malacology
Rhinoclavis sinensis
Malacology
Septifer vaughani
Malacology
Strombus mutabilis ostergaardi
Malacology
Tellina palatam
Malacology
Trochus intextus
Malacology
Turbo sandwicensis
Malacology
Monetaria caputserpentis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 903 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 258143. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36276674. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258143.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36276674 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026