Cypraea mauritiana
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Mrs. D.L. Emerson; Joseph S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →Mrs. D.L. Emerson →
- Date
- May 21, 1930
- Locality
- Kau; Kaalualu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 18.9700, -155.6178 ± 93 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Mauritia mauritiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-26.
2025-12-26
Punaluʻu Beach, Hawaii, USA
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jeff Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2024-02-05
Punaluu Harbor, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Christelle Dyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-02-05
Punaluu Harbor, HI, US
(c) Christelle Dyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-16
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) jackchipps, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-25
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Nicholas Wei, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 69336. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36290001. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69336.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36290001 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026