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Cypraea caputserpentis
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- T.T. Dranga; T.T. Dranga
- Date
- November 27, 1926
- Locality
- Lihue District; Kipukai
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.9231, -159.3801 ± 446 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 27, 1926, T.T. Dranga; T.T. Dranga also collected 19 other specimens.
Cerithium obeliscus
Malacology
Colubraria
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Conus abbreviatus
Malacology
Conus auratus
Malacology
Conus catus
Malacology
Conus ebraeus
Malacology
Conus flavidus
Malacology
Conus lividus
Malacology
Conus nanus
Malacology
Conus rattus
Malacology
Conus vermiculatus
Malacology
Cymatium pileare
Malacology
Cypraea reticulata
Malacology
Drupa horrida
Malacology
Drupa ricinus
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Mitra litterata
Malacology
Mitra nodosa
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Morula tuberculata
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Terebra crenulata interlineata
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Still here: Monetaria caputserpentis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 90 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Eleele, HI 96705, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Lāwaʻi Rd, Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Logan Olton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Ray Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 68184. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36277608. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68184.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36277608 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026