Cypraea

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Glenn S. Terry; Glenn S. Terry
Date: May 12, 1944
Locality: Lyons Point; entrance to Purvis Bay
Island: Nggela Sule
Region: Central Province, Solomon Islands
Coordinates: -9.1445, 160.2347 ± 352 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 12, 1944, Glenn S. Terry; Glenn S. Terry also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Cypraea observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-06-12.

2024-06-12

North West Gela, Solomon Islands

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

2019-04-25

Sandfly-Buenavista, Central, Solomon Islands

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea. BPBM 198612. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/198612.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026