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Cypraea erosa
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Mary Eleanor King & Fernando Dayrit; Mary Eleanor KingFernando Dayrit →Mary Eleanor King →
- Date
- February 10, 1957
- Locality
- Philippines; Sulu Archipelago; Sibutu; Sitankai {Also spelled Sitangkai}; South Lagoon
- Region
- Philippines
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On February 10, 1957, Mary Eleanor King & Fernando Dayrit; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Arca velata
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Atrina
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Atys cylindrica
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Atys naucum
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Avicula lotorium
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Avicula lotorium
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Avicula punctulata
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Cardium
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Cardium fragum
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Cardium subrugosum
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Cardium unedo
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Cardium variegatum
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Cassis cornuta
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Cerithium
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Cerithium aluco
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Cerithium asper
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Cerithium fasciatum
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Cerithium pharos
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Cerithium sowerbyi
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Cerithium subulatum
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Cerithium vertagus
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Cypraea erosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,425 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.
2026-10-31
(c) Aparna Shyam, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-31
Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
西貢東郊野公園, 西貢, 新界, HK
(c) Joe Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea erosa. BPBM 203678. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/203678.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026