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Cypraea helvola
Honey Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Date
- 1947
- Locality
- Kaaawa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5506, -157.8518 ± 1,809 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Naria helvola observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-19.
2026-06-19
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-02
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) mbullock211, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-14
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-14
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-14
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-14
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea helvola. BPBM 265907. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36280410. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265907.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36280410 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026