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Cypraea reticulata
Reticulated Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- T.T. Dranga; T.T. Dranga
- Date
- November 19, 1926
- Locality
- Koloa District; Koloa; Ka Lae Kiki
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.8845, -159.4862 ± 277 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 19, 1926, T.T. Dranga; T.T. Dranga also collected 14 other specimens.
Bursa affinis
Malacology
Colubraria
Malacology
Conus abbreviatus
Malacology
Conus auratus
Malacology
Conus ebraeus
Malacology
Conus flavidus
Malacology
Conus lividus
Malacology
Conus nanus
Malacology
Conus rattus
Malacology
Conus vermiculatus
Malacology
Cymatium pileare
Malacology
Morula nodus
Malacology
Nassa francolinus
Malacology
Turbo intercostalis
Malacology
Still here: Mauritia maculifera observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-17.
2026-01-17
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-02
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-01
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-22
Kauaʻi, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) laurenroux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-08
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Carter Strope, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2025-08-27
Poʻipū
(c) maddy_belle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea reticulata. BPBM 68213. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36286656. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68213.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36286656 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026