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Cypraea leviathan
Leviathan Cowry
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Locality
- Waikiki
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2761, -157.8270
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Lyncina leviathan observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-15.
2025-03-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-08
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-30
Kaloko Beach, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) kaleoh29, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-15
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-10
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Lewis Page, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea leviathan. BPBM 266999. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281503. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266999.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36281503 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026