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Cypraea leviathan
Leviathan Cowry
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Date
- 1954
- Locality
- Nanakuli
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Lyncina leviathan observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 57 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-08.
2026-01-08
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-01-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-22
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) molliewog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-18
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-14
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea leviathan. BPBM 266651. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36280155. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266651.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36280155 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026