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Cypraea maculifera
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- June & John Humme; Kathleen West-HurdJohn Humme →25 June →Kathleen West-Hurd →
- Date
- November 27, 1957
- Locality
- Poipu
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.8769, -159.4556 ± 901 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea maculifera observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-17.
2026-01-17
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-02
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-01
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-22
Kauaʻi, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) laurenroux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-08
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Carter Strope, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2025-08-27
Poʻipū
(c) maddy_belle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea maculifera. BPBM 274892. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/274892.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026