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BPBM 266431Malacology

Cypraea vitellus

Calf Cowry

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Burgess, Grace
Date
1960
Locality
{No Locality; Non-Hawaiian}
Region
Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
232 Bishop specimens of Cypraea vitellus · collected 1896–2017Species page ›

Lyncina vitellus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-23.

Lyncina vitellus observed 2026-09-23

2026-09-23

Keahole St + Opp Hawaii Kai Towne Center, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA

no rights reserved

Lyncina vitellus observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

HI, US

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

Lyncina vitellus observed 2026-07-30

2026-07-30

Kahala Ave + Kulamanu St, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA

(c) Ryan Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lyncina vitellus observed 2026-07-13

2026-07-13

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

Lyncina vitellus observed 2026-05-11

2026-05-11

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

Lyncina vitellus observed 2026-01-19

2026-01-19

Hawaii, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea vitellus. BPBM 266431. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294264. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266431.

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