Cypraea caputserpentis
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- W.A. & E.L. Bryan
- Date
- 1914
- Locality
- Halawa
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1549, -156.7808 ± 4,681 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 41 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-11.
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)
2025-12-01
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) marmli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 62404. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36272361. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/62404.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36272361 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026