Cypraea carneola

Cypraeidae

Collected by: J.E. Hoffmeister; Jens Mathias OstergaardJohn E. Hoffmeister →J.R. Le B. Tomlin Ex Jens M. Ostergaard →
Date: June 1, 1926
Locality: Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Eua; windward side (south)
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

223 Bishop specimens of Cypraea carneola · collected 1898–1997Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1926, J.E. Hoffmeister; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cypraea carneola observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,097 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.