Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00038
False Cup-and-Saucer
Cheilea equestris
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About False Cup-and-Saucer
Bishop Museum TR29 coastal-survey table explicitly marks Cheilea equestris in Kauaʻi station columns.
WoRMS AphiaID 212110 lists Cheilea equestris as accepted.
The occurrence is tied to a shallow coastal marine survey station, not a general Hawaiian range.
Direct Kauaʻi station presence and accepted taxonomy verify historical nearshore occurrence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Cheilea equestris
- Common names
- False Cup-and-Saucer
- Other names
- Cheilea equestris
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historical survey occurrence; no recent living Kauaʻi record independently inspected.
- Origin
- Origin not inferred from occurrence census
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Marine reef and nearshore
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Cheilea equestris is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Direct Kauaʻi station presence and accepted taxonomy verify historical nearshore occurrence.