Cypraea tigris

Tiger Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: D. Thaanum
Date: April 1, 1923
Locality: Ocean Island {=Kure Atoll}
Island: Kure Atoll
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 28.4186, -178.3250
Record type: Preservedspecimen

371 Bishop specimens of Cypraea tigris · collected 1902–2015Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea tigris. BPBM 66363. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36293231. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/66363.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36293231 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026