Cypraea arabica

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Lorrin Andrews Thurston
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: Aunuu Island
Island: Aunuu
Region: Eastern District, American Samoa
Coordinates: -14.2833, -170.5537 ± 885 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

185 Bishop specimens of Cypraea arabica · collected 1898–1994Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

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

Still here: Cypraea arabica observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-11-17.

2022-11-17

Vaitogi, Western District, American Samoa

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea arabica. BPBM 197376. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197376.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026