BPBM 196015Malacology

Cypraea

Cypraeidae

Collected by: V.D.P.S. {=Varnum Dennis Phillip Spicer}; V.D.P.S. {=Varnum Dennis Phillip Spicer}
Collector number: 39
Date: 1941
Locality: Central Pacific; Midway Island
Island: Midway Atoll
Region: United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates: 28.2098, -177.3623 ± 3,888 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

291 Bishop specimens of Cypraea · collected 1902–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Cypraea observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-01-10.

2025-01-10

Midway, United States Minor Outlying Islands

2023-01-15

Midway, UM

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea. BPBM 196015. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/196015.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026