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Cypraea caurica

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BPBM 232237Malacology

Cypraea caurica

Thick-edged Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Thaanum
Collector number
6279
Locality
Indian Ocean; Chago Archipelago; Diego Garcia
Region
Indian Ocean
Record type
Preservedspecimen
124 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caurica · collected 1901–1996Species page ›

Erronea caurica observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 636 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

Erronea caurica observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Australia

(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Erronea caurica observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Amity, AU

(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Erronea caurica observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Erronea caurica observed 2026-10-03

2026-10-03

Anse Vata, Nouméa 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Erronea caurica observed 2026-10-02

2026-10-02

Pacific Bvd, Buddina, AU

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

Erronea caurica observed 2026-09-26

2026-09-26

Amity, AU

(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea caurica. BPBM 232237. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36277506. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232237.

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