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Cypraea lynx in life
In life — Lynx Cowry, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sylvain Le Bris
BPBM 265453Malacology

Cypraea lynx

Lynx Cowry

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Burgess, Grace
Date
1985
Locality
Hawaiian Islands; Maui; Lahaina
Island
Maui
Region
Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
247 Bishop specimens of Cypraea lynx · collected 1896–2002Species page ›

Lyncina lynx observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.

Lyncina lynx observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

HI, US

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

Lyncina lynx observed 2023-02-14

2023-02-14

Kailua, HI, USA

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

Lyncina lynx observed 2022-03-12

2022-03-12

Hawaii, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lyncina lynx observed 2000-01-01

2000-01-01

Maui, Hawaii, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea lynx. BPBM 265453. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36280321. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265453.

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