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Cypraea
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Jens Mathias Ostergaard
- Date
- Invalid Date
- Locality
- Tonga
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On Invalid Date, Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 24+ other specimens.
Cypraea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37,814 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Australia
(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia
(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
First Ave near Mayes Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
(c) Australasian Aquatic Survey and Assessment, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-27
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea. BPBM 202981. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202981.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026






