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Cypraea fimbriata
Fringed Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Date
- 1962
- Locality
- West Maui; Olowalu
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Maui County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8383, -156.6011 ± 4,129 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Purpuradusta fimbriata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-15.
2026-02-15
Pohaku Beach Park, 4099 Lower Honoapiilani Rd, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-18
Kaleopolepo Beach Fish pond, Kihei, HI 96753, USA
(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-11
Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-04-10
Maalaea, HI, USA
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2021-12-18
Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2021-12-18
Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea fimbriata. BPBM 265757. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36272511. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265757.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36272511 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026