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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 280133Malacology

Cypraea tigris

Tiger Cowrie

Cypraeidae

Date
January 3, 1963
Locality
North Kohala; Mahukona
Region
Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.1839, -155.9003 ± 647 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
371 Bishop specimens of Cypraea tigris · collected 1902–2015Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Cypraea tigris. BPBM 280133. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/280133.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026