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Cypraea alisonae in life
In life — Alison’s Cowrie, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 104623964081378888743
BPBM 265412Malacology

Cypraea alisonae

Alison’s Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Norby, S.; Burgess, GraceGrace Burgess Grace Burgess →S. Norby →
Date
1999
Locality
Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Pearl Harbor
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
107 Bishop specimens of Cypraea alisonae · collected 1910–1999Species page ›

Talostolida pellucens observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.

Talostolida pellucens observed 2026-08-30

2026-08-30

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Talostolida pellucens observed 2025-08-24

2025-08-24

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Talostolida pellucens observed 2025-06-18

2025-06-18

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Talostolida pellucens observed 2024-01-27

2024-01-27

Makapuu Beach, HI, USA

(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Talostolida pellucens observed 2024-01-06

2024-01-06

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Talostolida pellucens observed 2023-08-22

2023-08-22

Hale'iwa Ali'i

(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea alisonae. BPBM 265412. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36268723. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265412.

Record sources