BPBM 267471Malacology

Cypraea cicercula

chickpea cowrie

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: June 28, 2003
Locality: Hawaiian Archipelago; Hawaii; Station 3; Leleiwa Bay
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

95 Bishop specimens of Cypraea cicercula · collected 1893–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 28, 2003, Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, Steve also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pustularia cicercula observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2003. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-19.

2024-12-19

Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2006-08-01

North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US

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

2004-11-01

haleiwa, Oahu

(c) Fabio Moretzsohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea cicercula. BPBM 267471. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36272933. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/267471.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36272933 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026