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Cypraea carneola
Carnelian Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1949
- Locality
- Kayangel Island
- Island
- Kayangel
- Region
- Kayangel, Palau
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Lyncina carneola observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,097 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
FJ
(c) Alanna Parra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Koror, PW
(c) orbiedog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea carneola. BPBM 232195. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36275863. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232195.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36275863 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026