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Cypraea erosa
Eroded Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1946
- Locality
- Koror Island
- Island
- Koror
- Region
- Koror, Palau
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Naria erosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,448 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.
2026-10-31
(c) Aparna Shyam, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-31
Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
西貢東郊野公園, 西貢, 新界, HK
(c) Joe Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea erosa. BPBM 232416. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36276541. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232416.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36276541 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026