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Cypraea fimbriata

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BPBM 265750Malacology

Cypraea fimbriata

Fringed Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Burgess, Grace
Date
Invalid Date
Locality
Makaha
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.2950, -158.2300
Record type
Preservedspecimen
181 Bishop specimens of Cypraea fimbriata · collected 1904–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Burgess, Grace also collected 3 other specimens.

Still here: Purpuradusta fimbriata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-09-09.

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea fimbriata. BPBM 265750. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36272163. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265750.

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