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Cypraea caputserpentis
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- W.A. & E.L. Bryan
- Date
- 1914
- Locality
- Kainalu
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1033, -156.7859 ± 2,487 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Monetaria caputserpentis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1914. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 47 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-05.
2026-08-05
HI, US
(c) PiperB, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
Kapalua, HI 96761, USA
(c) Melissa Duron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-18
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) charlotteschroeder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-20
Pohaku Beach Park, 4099 Lower Honoapiilani Rd, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-15
Pohaku Beach Park, 4099 Lower Honoapiilani Rd, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-04
Honokōwai Beach Park, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 62401. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36276696. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/62401.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36276696 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026