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Cypraea mauritiana
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Kenji Yokoyama; Kenji Yokoyama
- Date
- 1984
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea mauritiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 504 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.
2026-10-31
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-14
Ali'i Drive Honl's Beach, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) mellframe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Kaneohe Base, HI 96734, USA
(c) divermeg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 280137. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/280137.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026