Cypraea hirundo

Swallow Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Chishima Island
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

67 Bishop specimens of Cypraea hirundo · collected 1925–1978Species page ›

Bistolida hirundo observed alive

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)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea hirundo. BPBM 232616. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36282178. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232616.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36282178 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026