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Cypraea isabella
Isabella 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 caputserpentis
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
Luria isabella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 263 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)
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-02
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea isabella. BPBM 258144. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281855. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258144.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36281855 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026