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Cypraea comptoni
Compton's Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Locality
- Australia; Victoria; Western Port.
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Notocypraea comptonii observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 264 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-07.
2026-10-07
Wirrina Cove SA 5204, Australia
(c) Tom McMahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Wirrina Cove SA 5204, Australia
(c) Tom McMahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Maria Island, AU
(c) wynterss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Port Noarlunga SA 5167, Australia
(c) Tom McMahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
3 Loop Rd, Walkerville North VIC 3956, Australia
(c) rogstanden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Port Noarlunga SA 5167, Australia
(c) Tom McMahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea comptoni. BPBM 232298. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36274280. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232298.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36274280 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026