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Cypraea poraria

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BPBM 266179Malacology

Cypraea poraria

Porous Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Burgess, Grace
Date
1949
Locality
Waianae
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.4916, -158.0524 ± 15,902 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
179 Bishop specimens of Cypraea poraria · collected 1902–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Naria poraria observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-22.

Naria poraria observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

Pūpūkea, HI, US

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

Naria poraria observed 2024-06-01

2024-06-01

Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Naria poraria observed 2022-09-05

2022-09-05

Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Naria poraria observed 2021-12-23

2021-12-23

Makua

(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Naria poraria observed 2021-03-30

2021-03-30

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Naria poraria observed 2021-03-27

2021-03-27

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea poraria. BPBM 266179. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36287522. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266179.

Record sources