Cypraea helvola

Honey Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: D. Thaanum
Date: April 1, 1923
Locality: Laysan Island
Island: Laysan
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 25.7692, -171.7334
Record type: Preservedspecimen

540 Bishop specimens of Cypraea helvola · collected 1893–2003Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1923, D. Thaanum also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea helvola. BPBM 66006. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281695. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/66006.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36281695 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026