Cypraea sulcidentata

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Burgess, Grace
Date: 1945
Locality: Waikiki
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.2761, -157.8270
Record type: Preservedspecimen

245 Bishop specimens of Cypraea sulcidentata · collected 1905–1992Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Cypraea sulcidentata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20

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)

2025-02-11

Hawaii, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-30

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-23

HI, US

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

2023-02-05

Fantasy

(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea sulcidentata. BPBM 267627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/267627.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026