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Cypraea gracilis
Graceful Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- August 1, 1931
- Locality
- Japan; Sagami Bay, Kasajima.
- Region
- Japan
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1931, D. B. Langford; Thaanum also collected 1 other specimen.
Purpuradusta gracilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,592 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
MJXR+V6, Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia
(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Woody Head, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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)
2026-10-16
Main St after Ocean St, Black Head NSW 2430, Australia
(c) Petra Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea gracilis. BPBM 232555. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36274871. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232555.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36274871 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026