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Cypraea mauritiana
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Cheny, J.; Burgess, GraceGrace Burgess Grace Burgess →James Cheny →
- Date
- 1949
- Locality
- Makua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5335, -158.2303
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Mauritia mauritiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-05.
2026-06-05
Kahaone Pl, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-06
Kamehameha Hwy + Haleiwa Beach Park, Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) mdm033, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Maxfield Marley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-05
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-05
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-05
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 mauritiana. BPBM 266122. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36286487. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266122.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36286487 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026