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BPBM 266298Malacology

Cypraea reticulata

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Burgess, Grace
Date
1956
Locality
Makapuu
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
178 Bishop specimens of Cypraea reticulata · collected 1902–1965Species page ›

Mauritia maculifera observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 302 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.

Mauritia maculifera observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Waialua, HI 96791, USA

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Mauritia maculifera observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

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

Mauritia maculifera observed 2026-09-23

2026-09-23

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

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Mauritia maculifera observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

HI, US

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

Mauritia maculifera observed 2026-09-14

2026-09-14

Wawamalu Beach, East Honolulu, HI, US

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

Mauritia maculifera observed 2026-08-27

2026-08-27

Lānaʻi City

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

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea reticulata. BPBM 266298. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36289985. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266298.

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