This specimen has not been photographed yet.
Cypraea tigris
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Yokoyama, Kenji; Yokoyama EstateYokoyama Estate →Kenji Yokoyama →
- Date
- September 10, 1960
- Locality
- South Kohala; found high rock in a crack
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.1178, -155.8861 ± 20,000 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea tigris observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-04.

2025-10-04
North Pacific Ocean, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-06
Spencer Beach Park, HI
(c) Mark Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-24
kawaihae harbor, HI, USA
(c) hai v on, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-26
North Harbor, HI, USA
(c) Darrell K. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-13
North Pacific Ocean, Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, US
(c) ev3olution, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-19
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Viral joshi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea tigris. BPBM 279394. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/279394.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
