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BPBM 232033Malacology
Cypraea arabica
Arabian Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Wray Harris; ThaanumWray Harris →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1928
- Locality
- Pago Pago
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- Maoputasi County, Eastern District, American Samoa
- Coordinates
- -14.2755, -170.7061 ± 795 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Mauritia arabica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-11-17.
2022-11-17
Vaitogi, Western District, American Samoa
(c) Tilali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-09-04
Route 011, , AS, AS
(c) Daniel George, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea arabica. BPBM 232033. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36266234. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232033.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36266234 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026