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Cypraea reticulata

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BPBM 266230Malacology

Cypraea reticulata

Reticulated Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Burgess, Grace
Date
1943
Locality
Honaunau
Island
Hawaiʻi Island
Region
Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
19.4238, -155.9115 ± 349 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
178 Bishop specimens of Cypraea reticulata · collected 1902–1965Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Mauritia maculifera observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-29.

Mauritia maculifera observed 2026-01-29

2026-01-29

Hawaii, US

(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mauritia maculifera observed 2025-11-06

2025-11-06

Club Wyndham Royal Sea Cliff, Hōlualoa, HI, US

(c) Ben Ginter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mauritia maculifera observed 2025-03-23

2025-03-23

North Pacific Ocean, Kailua-Kona, HI, US

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

Mauritia maculifera observed 2024-06-01

2024-06-01

Calvert NT 0862, Australia

(c) aanderson72, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mauritia maculifera observed 2024-01-10

2024-01-10

Honaunau

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

Mauritia maculifera observed 2023-09-14

2023-09-14

Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA

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

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea reticulata. BPBM 266230. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36287379. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266230.

Record sources