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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 279363Malacology

Cypraea tigris

Tiger Cowrie

Cypraeidae

Collected by
Yokoyama, Kenji; Yokoyama EstateYokoyama Estate →Kenji Yokoyama →
Date
November 6, 1977
Locality
North Kohala
Island
Hawaiʻi Island
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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea tigris. BPBM 279363. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/279363.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026