Cypraea helvola

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess (Dr. C.M. Burgess Collection)
Date: 1966
Locality: West Maui; Lahaina District; Olowalu
Island: Maui
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.8385, -156.6001 ± 4,082 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Still here: Cypraea helvola observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-22.

2026-08-22

Maui, Kīhei, HI, US

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

2026-03-04

Makena Rd, Kihei, HI, US

(c) cschreck214, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-02

North Pacific Ocean, Wailea, HI, US

(c) Lila S., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-19

Lahaina, HI, US

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

2025-01-04

Maui, Kihei, HI, US

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

2024-12-12

Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea helvola. BPBM 270009. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/270009.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026