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BPBM 232350Malacology

Cypraea eglantina

Eglantine Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1928
Locality
Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Kumejima; Gima
Region
Ryukyu Islands
Record type
Preservedspecimen
85 Bishop specimens of Cypraea eglantina · collected 1896–1997Species page ›

Mauritia eglantina observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 476 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

Mauritia eglantina observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mauritia eglantina observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野

(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mauritia eglantina observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

後灣, 車城鄉, 屏東縣, TW

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

Mauritia eglantina observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Port Hedland

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

Mauritia eglantina observed 2026-09-29

2026-09-29

Caloundra - Kawana, AU-QL, AU

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

Mauritia eglantina observed 2026-09-28

2026-09-28

Gnoorea, WA, AU

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

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea eglantina. BPBM 232350. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36277812. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232350.

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