Cypraea helvola

Honey Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: H.G. Hornbostel; H.G. Hornbostel
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: Tumon Bay
Region: Guam
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, H.G. Hornbostel; H.G. Hornbostel also collected 24+ other specimens.

Naria helvola observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 571 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29

Coolum Beach, QLD, AU

(c) Noa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26

Ballow St, Amity, QLD, AU

(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24

South Africa

(c) free_snacks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22

HI, US

(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea helvola. BPBM 67715. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281168. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/67715.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36281168 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026