Cypraea annulus

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
Date: July 1, 1926
Locality: Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatabu; Nukualofa
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

224 Bishop specimens of Cypraea annulus · collected 1893–1998Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1926, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cypraea annulus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,236 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Bali, ID

(c) Ellie Kinane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

N2, Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

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

2026-10-27

Caloundra

(c) Australasian Aquatic Survey and Assessment, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-25

Emangusi, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

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

2026-10-24

日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野

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

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea annulus. BPBM 202545. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202545.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026