Cypraea maculifera

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Burgess, Grace
Date: 1955
Locality: Kahala Beach
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

149 Bishop specimens of Cypraea maculifera · collected 1900–2021Species page ›

Cypraea maculifera observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 292 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.

2026-10-13

Waialua, HI 96791, USA

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2026-10-13

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

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

2026-09-23

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

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2026-09-22

HI, US

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

2026-09-14

Wawamalu Beach, East Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-08-27

Lānaʻi City

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea maculifera. BPBM 267699. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/267699.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026