Cypraea

Cypraeidae

Collected by: A.W.H. {= Albert Wray Harris}; A.W.H. {= Albert Wray Harris}
Date: April 7, 1936
Locality: Pago Pago Bay
Island: Tutuila
Region: Maoputasi County, Eastern District, American Samoa
Coordinates: -14.2767, -170.6772 ± 2,628 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 7, 1936, A.W.H. {= Albert Wray Harris}; A.W.H. {= Albert Wray Harris} also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Cypraea observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-10-19.

2024-10-19

Alega, Eastern District, American Samoa

(c) Leona Kustra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-16

Eastern, National Park of American Samoa, AS

(c) George Lynch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-17

Vaitogi, Western District, American Samoa

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

2009-09-14

Tutuila, American Samoa

(c) Kyle Van Houtan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea. BPBM 202448. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202448.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026