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Cypraea hirundo
Swallow 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
Bistolida hirundo observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 99 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.
2026-10-06
Yuraygir National Park, Barcoongere, NSW, AU
(c) urungaroger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Boodarie, AU
(c) shez__, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Barcoongere NSW 2460, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Coral Sea, Dingo Beach, AU
(c) richiefamous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Cape Gloucester QLD 4800, Australia
(c) SnailTrail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea hirundo. BPBM 232615. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36280889. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232615.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36280889 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026