BPBM 231981Malacology

Cypraea annulus

Gold Ring Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1928
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

224 Bishop specimens of Cypraea annulus · collected 1893–1998Species page ›

Monetaria annulus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,285 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Bali, ID

(c) Ellie Kinane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

N2, Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

(c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Caloundra

(c) Australasian Aquatic Survey and Assessment, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-25

Emangusi, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

(c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野

(c) Yomogi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea annulus. BPBM 231981. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36264252. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231981.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36264252 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026