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Cypraea lynx

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BPBM 232745Malacology

Cypraea lynx

Lynx Cowry

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; Chishima; Southwest Chishima Reef
Region
Ryukyu Islands
Record type
Preservedspecimen
247 Bishop specimens of Cypraea lynx · collected 1896–2002Species page ›

Lyncina lynx observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 737 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Lyncina lynx observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Amity, AU

(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lyncina lynx observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lyncina lynx observed 2026-09-25

2026-09-25

Second Av, Onslow, WA, AU

(c) casper_smit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lyncina lynx observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

HI, US

(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lyncina lynx observed 2026-09-15

2026-09-15

Woody Bay, Woody Head, AU

(c) divercody, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lyncina lynx observed 2026-09-05

2026-09-05

Teluk Krakal, Kabupaten Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, ID

(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea lynx. BPBM 232745. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36280993. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232745.

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