Cypraea helvola

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, SteveStephen L. Coles →HWN Island Harbor Survey →Pakki A. Reath →
Date: April 2, 2003
Locality: Hawaiian Archipelago; Maui; Station 3; Maalaea Reef
Island: Maui
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

540 Bishop specimens of Cypraea helvola · collected 1893–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 2, 2003, Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, Steve also collected 24+ other specimens.

Naria helvola observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2003. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 163 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22

HI, US

(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-25

Puako, HI 96743, USA

(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-25

Puako, HI 96743, USA

(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-22

Maui, Kīhei, HI, US

(c) kmforest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea helvola. BPBM 267179. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36280167. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/267179.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36280167 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026