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Cypraea tigris

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BPBM 266456Malacology

Cypraea tigris

Tiger Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Burgess, Grace
Date
1947
Locality
Koko Head
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.2508, -157.6894
Record type
Preservedspecimen
371 Bishop specimens of Cypraea tigris · collected 1902–2015Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Cypraea tigris observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 77 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-10.

Cypraea tigris observed 2026-09-10

2026-09-10

Magic Island Lagoon, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jaminhein1215, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cypraea tigris observed 2026-04-05

2026-04-05

Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cypraea tigris observed 2026-03-08

2026-03-08

Mamala Bay, HI, US

(c) Rad Dad Chad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cypraea tigris observed 2026-03-01

2026-03-01

Rabbit Valleys

(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Cypraea tigris observed 2026-02-01

2026-02-01

Hawaii, US

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

Cypraea tigris observed 2025-12-13

2025-12-13

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea tigris. BPBM 266456. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294783. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266456.

Record sources