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Cypraea carneola

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BPBM 266623Malacology

Cypraea carneola

Carnelian Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Burgess, Grace
Date
1944
Locality
Waikiki
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.2761, -157.8270
Record type
Preservedspecimen
223 Bishop specimens of Cypraea carneola · collected 1898–1997Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Lyncina carneola observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-02-13.

Lyncina carneola observed 2022-02-13

2022-02-13

Point Panic

(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea carneola. BPBM 266623. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36276389. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266623.

Record sources