Cypraea lynx
Lynx Cowry
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Hornbostel, Hans George; Hornbostel, Hans George
- Date
- Invalid Date
- Locality
- Tumon Bay
- Region
- Guam
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On Invalid Date, Hornbostel, Hans George; Hornbostel, Hans George also collected 15 other specimens.
Architectonica
Malacology
Cardium
Malacology
Cerithium
Malacology
Cypraea tigris
Malacology
Cypraea vitellus
Malacology
Cytherea prora
Malacology
Littorina
Malacology
Neretina
Malacology
Neretina
Malacology
Neretina
Malacology
Neretina
Malacology
Oliva
Malacology
Strombus
Malacology
Terebra
Malacology
Terebra dimidiata
Malacology
Lyncina lynx observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 737 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Second Av, Onslow, WA, AU
(c) casper_smit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Woody Bay, Woody Head, AU
(c) divercody, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Teluk Krakal, Kabupaten Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, ID
(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea lynx. BPBM 205804. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281026. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/205804.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36281026 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026