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Cypraea mauritiana
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Date
- 1941
- Locality
- Kona; North Kona; Kiholo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.8525, -155.9287 ± 1,006 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Mauritia mauritiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 132 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-28.
2026-07-28
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) kenbehrens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Batlady, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Old Puako Rd, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) josh_demartino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) Jordan Rowley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, US
(c) aaron_dp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-06
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) scutcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 266109. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36286308. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266109.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36286308 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026