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Cypraea reticulata
Reticulated Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Date
- 1956
- Locality
- Manana Island {Entered as: Rabbit Islands}
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3288, -157.6573 ± 380 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Mauritia maculifera observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 84 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-23.

2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-14
Wawamalu Beach, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Bella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-13
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-28
ʻEna Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) bethanystegmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-06
North Pacific Ocean, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-06
Oʻahu, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea reticulata. BPBM 266244. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36289536. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266244.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36289536 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
