Cypraea cylindrica

Cylindrical Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Australia; Western Australia
Region: Australia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

57 Bishop specimens of Cypraea cylindrica · collected 1932–1981Species page ›

Erronea cylindrica observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 159 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-05.

2026-09-05

West, SG

(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-30

Wyndham-East Kimberley, AU-WA, AU

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

2026-08-29

Singapore, SG, SG

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

2026-08-26

Western Australia 6740, Australia

(c) Dr Melissa Staines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-19

Boodarie, WA, AU

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

2026-08-13

Coral Sea, Shoal Point, AU

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea cylindrica. BPBM 232314. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36277521. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232314.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36277521 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026