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Cheilea equestris in life
In life — False Cup-and-Saucer Limpet, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BPBM 274888Malacology

Cheilea equestris

False Cup-and-Saucer Limpet

Hipponicidae

Collected by
June & John Humme; Kathleen West-HurdJohn Humme →25 June →Kathleen West-Hurd →
Date
1958
Locality
Hanalei District; Haena
Island
Kauaʻi
Region
Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
22.2065, -159.5765 ± 2,990 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
71 Bishop specimens of Cheilea equestris · collected 1908–1997Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Cheilea equestris. BPBM 274888. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/274888.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026