Mauritia arabica

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

4 Bishop specimens of Mauritia arabica · collected 1938–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Mauritia arabica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,640 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

South Africa

(c) Richard Schutte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Umkhanyakude, ZA-NL, ZA

(c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Octopus Resort, Fiji

(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18

日本、〒649-2326 和歌山県西牟婁郡白浜町椿

(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

MH, IN

(c) Rashmi Trivedi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Mauritia arabica. BPBM 202001. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202001.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026