Cypraea vitellus

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess (Dr. C.M. Burgess Collection)
Collector number: #29-3
Date: 1941
Locality: Honolulu District; Waikiki
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

232 Bishop specimens of Cypraea vitellus · collected 1896–2017Species page ›

Cypraea vitellus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-23.

2026-09-23

Keahole St + Opp Hawaii Kai Towne Center, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA

no rights reserved

2026-09-22

HI, US

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

2026-07-30

Kahala Ave + Kulamanu St, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA

(c) Ryan Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-13

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-05-11

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

2026-01-19

Hawaii, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea vitellus. BPBM 270029. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/270029.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026