Cypraea poraria

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Oliver R. Franklin (Col.); Oliver R. Franklin (Colonel)
Date: January 20, 1950
Locality: Pacific; "Tropical Pacific Area"
Region: Pacific
Record type: Preservedspecimen

179 Bishop specimens of Cypraea poraria · collected 1902–2017Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 20, 1950, Oliver R. Franklin (Col.); Oliver R. Franklin (Colonel) also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cypraea poraria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 114 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.

2026-09-28

日本、〒100-2101 東京都小笠原村父島

(c) Tomioka Masafumi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26

Christmas Island, Christmas Island, CX

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-22

Pūpūkea, HI, US

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

2026-09-10

Christmas Island, Christmas Island, CX

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-03

Lifou, New Caledonia

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-17

台灣

(c) Kun-hong Tsai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea poraria. BPBM 202000. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202000.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026