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Cypraea leviathan
Leviathan Cowry
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Wellington, D.; Burgess, GraceGrace Burgess Grace Burgess →Dave Wellington →
- Date
- 1960
- Locality
- Makaha
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2950, -158.2300
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Lyncina leviathan observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-22.
2025-10-22
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) molliewog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-09-23
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea leviathan. BPBM 266988. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281145. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266988.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36281145 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026