Cypraea caputserpentis

Snakehead Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Africa; South Africa; Natal Coast
Region: Africa
Record type: Preservedspecimen

489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Monetaria caputserpentis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,600 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31

Iluka, NSW, AU

(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

台灣新北市貢寮區

(c) 劉佳勳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Queensland, AU

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

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

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

2026-10-24

Pittwater Rd Near Anzac Av, Collaroy NSW 2097, Australia

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

2026-10-23

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 232127. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36274512. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232127.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36274512 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026