Cypraea granulata

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Burgess, Grace
Date: 1958
Locality: Pupukea
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

140 Bishop specimens of Cypraea granulata · collected 1905–2003Species page ›

Nucleolaria granulata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 61 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.

2026-10-03

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

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

2026-09-22

HI, US

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

2026-09-19

Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Kyle Franklin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-02

Kamuela, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea granulata. BPBM 265844. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36272763. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265844.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36272763 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026