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BPBM 232415Malacology
Cypraea erosa
Eroded Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Dr. Calvin; ThaanumPaul Calvin →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1946
- Locality
- Saipan
- Island
- Saipan
- Region
- Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
- Coordinates
- 15.1988, 145.7620 ± 11,503 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Naria erosa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-12.
2025-06-12
Shipwreck dive site, Saipan, CNMI
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-22
Forbidden Island
(c) nmi_fishguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea erosa. BPBM 232415. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36275236. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232415.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36275236 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026