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Cypraea poraria
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
- Date
- July 26, 1926
- Locality
- Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatabu; Hufagalupe
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On July 26, 1926, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 3 other specimens.
Cypraea poraria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 114 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.
2026-09-28
日本、〒100-2101 東京都小笠原村父島
(c) Tomioka Masafumi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Christmas Island, Christmas Island, CX
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-22
Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Christmas Island, Christmas Island, CX
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-03
Lifou, New Caledonia
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-17
台灣
(c) Kun-hong Tsai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea poraria. BPBM 203172. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/203172.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026