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Cypraea scurra

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BPBM 266351Malacology

Cypraea scurra

Jester Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Burgess, Grace
Date
1954
Locality
Waikiki
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.2761, -157.8270
Record type
Preservedspecimen
156 Bishop specimens of Cypraea scurra · collected 1902–1985Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Mauritia scurra observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-04-02.

Mauritia scurra observed 2022-04-02

2022-04-02

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea scurra. BPBM 266351. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36287617. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266351.

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