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Cypraea tigris in life
In life — Tiger Cowrie, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by budak
BPBM 278983Malacology

Cypraea tigris

Tiger Cowrie

Cypraeidae

Collected by
Kenji Yokoyama; Yokoyama EstateYokoyama Estate →Kenji Yokoyama →
Date
May 23, 1971
Locality
North Kohala
Region
Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.1858, -155.6998 ± 11,358 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
371 Bishop specimens of Cypraea tigris · collected 1902–2015Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 23, 1971, Kenji Yokoyama; Yokoyama Estate also collected 1 other specimen.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea tigris. BPBM 278983. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/278983.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026