Cypraea punctulata

Cypraeidae

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

35 Bishop specimens of Cypraea punctulata · collected 1902–1945Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Cypraea punctulata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 158 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.

2026-10-04

Manglaralto, Ecuador

(c) Miguel Cevallos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

749F+MC, La Garita, Nicaragua

(c) Cynthia Tercero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-01

749F+MC, La Garita, Nicaragua

(c) Cynthia Tercero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-08-23

G8JP+525, Provincia de Guanacaste, Liberia, Costa Rica

(c) Soledad Callejón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-16

Mariato District, Veraguas Province, Panama

(c) loes roos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22

QRCF+CCP, Santo Domingo, Provincia de Los Santos, Panamá

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea punctulata. BPBM 202565. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202565.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026