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Cypraea boivinii
Boivin's cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1925
- Locality
- Japan; Satsuma, Waki.
- Region
- Japan
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Naria boivinii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 77 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-01.
2026-08-01
本州, 葉山町, 神奈川県, JP
(c) waturou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
Isshiki, Hayama, Miura District, Kanagawa 240-0111, Japan
(c) Steven Cincotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
Pacific Ocean, Kanagawa, JP
(c) Steven Cincotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
Urado, Kochi, Kochi, JP
(c) Elliott Gordon, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-17
Wakayama, JP
(c) takashi_sea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-30
Nagai 2-Chōme, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, JP
(c) egulan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea boivinii. BPBM 232109. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36269370. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232109.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36269370 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026