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Cypraea asellus
Little Ass Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Yaeyama; Miyako Island.
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Palmadusta asellus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 810 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Collaroy, NSW, AU
(c) Nate Howarth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Coffs Harbour - Pt A, AU-NS, AU
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
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 asellus. BPBM 232102. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36267808. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232102.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36267808 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026