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Cypraea granulata
granulated 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: Nucleolaria granulata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-08.

2026-02-08
Honokōwai Beach Park, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-04
Honokōwai Beach Park, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-24
Kakehili Beach
(c) My-Lan Le, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-01-02
Hekili Pt., Olowalu Landing, Maui
(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-29
Ma'alaea Bay, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2020-01-12
Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA
(c) kfanch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea granulata. BPBM 265854. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36272367. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265854.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36272367 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
