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Cypraea tigris

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BPBM 266465Malacology

Cypraea tigris

Tiger Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Burgess, Grace
Date
1950
Locality
Paumalu
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
371 Bishop specimens of Cypraea tigris · collected 1902–2015Species page ›

Cypraea tigris observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 209 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

Cypraea tigris observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA

(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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 2026-08-20

2026-08-20

HI, US

(c) scubagirltexas, 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)

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea tigris. BPBM 266465. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36293321. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266465.

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