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BPBM 270000Malacology
Cypraea chinensis
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Grace Burgess (Dr. C.M. Burgess Collection)
- Date
- 1969
- Locality
- Honolulu District; Fort Kamehameha
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea chinensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2021-11-10.
2021-11-10
Haleiwa Ali'i
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-08-12
Kauaʻi, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) chunk123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-10-19
Makaha
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea chinensis. BPBM 270000. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/270000.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026