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Cypraea erosa

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BPBM 200829Malacology

Cypraea erosa

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Varnum Dennis Phillip Spicer; Varnum Dennis Phillip Spicer
Date: June 10, 1943
Locality: Christmas Island
Island: Kiritimati
Region: Kiribati
Coordinates: 1.8401, -157.3682 ± 27,331 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 10, 1943, Varnum Dennis Phillip Spicer; Varnum Dennis Phillip Spicer also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea erosa. BPBM 200829. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/200829.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026