Cypraea caputserpentis

Snakehead 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

489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

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

Still here: Monetaria caputserpentis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-20.

2026-08-20

HI, US

(c) Dillon Freiburger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-21

Kilauea, HI 96754, USA

(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-06

Kepuhi Beach, HI, US

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

2025-07-04

Haena, HI 96746, USA

(c) Morgan Cantrell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-14

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 69347. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36276603. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69347.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36276603 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026