BPBM 62453Malacology
Cypraea tigris
Tiger Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- W.A. & E.L. Bryan
- Date
- 1919
- Locality
- Niʻihau
- Island
- Niʻihau
- Region
- Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.8974, -160.1503
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea tigris observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2008-06-14.
2008-06-14
Niihau Island, Kauai County, HI
(c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2008-06-14
Niihau Island, Kauai County, HI
(c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea tigris. BPBM 62453. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294022. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/62453.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36294022 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026