Cypraea madagascarensis

Wrinkled Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: J.S.E.; Joseph S. Emerson
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: Hanalei District; Haena
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 22.2065, -159.5765 ± 2,990 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

16 Bishop specimens of Cypraea madagascarensis · collected 1915–1930Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, J.S.E.; Joseph S. Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea madagascarensis. BPBM 69207. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36280437. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69207.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36280437 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026