Cypraea mauritiana

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Lorrin Andrews Thurston
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: Tutuila
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Coordinates: -14.2901, -170.6992 ± 15,845 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

246 Bishop specimens of Cypraea mauritiana · collected 1902–1993Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Cypraea mauritiana observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-10-19.

2024-10-19

Alega, Eastern District, American Samoa

(c) Leona Kustra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-16

Eastern, National Park of American Samoa, AS

(c) George Lynch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-09-14

Tutuila, American Samoa

(c) Kyle Van Houtan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 197371. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197371.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026