BPBM 197410Malacology

Cypraea erosa

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & Alex Anderson; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonAlex B. Anderson →Ted E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Date: 1922
Locality: Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra
Island: Palmyra Atoll
Region: United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates: 5.8815, -162.0777 ± 4,199 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

283 Bishop specimens of Cypraea erosa · collected 1898–1998Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Cypraea erosa observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-08-16.

2021-08-16

Palmyra, UM

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea erosa. BPBM 197410. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197410.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026