BPBM 197473Malacology

Cypraea miliaris

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Lorrin Andrews Thurston
Date: 1925
Locality: Japan; Kagoshima Bay; Imaizumi
Region: Japan
Record type: Preservedspecimen

55 Bishop specimens of Cypraea miliaris · collected 1925–1969Species page ›

Cypraea miliaris observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 247 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-11.

2026-08-11

Tiwi Islands, AU-NT, AU

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

2026-08-01

Port Hedland

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

2026-07-26

Singapore, SG, SG

(c) mercury9nine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-02

石狮市, 泉州市, 福建省, CN

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

2026-06-27

Prince Regent River WA 6740, Australia

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

2026-06-13

Ninepin Group, Hong Kong

(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea miliaris. BPBM 197473. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197473.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026