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Cypraea lynx

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BPBM 232779Malacology

Cypraea lynx

Lynx Cowry

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1946
Locality
Agana Bay
Region
Guam
Coordinates
13.4936, 144.7575 ± 2,376 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
247 Bishop specimens of Cypraea lynx · collected 1896–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Lyncina lynx observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-02.

Lyncina lynx observed 2025-03-02

2025-03-02

Piti, Guam

(c) Natalie Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lyncina lynx observed 2023-02-03

2023-02-03

Mangilao, Guam

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

Lyncina lynx observed 2022-09-05

2022-09-05

FM7P+XWQ, Piti, Guam

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

Lyncina lynx observed 2018-12-29

2018-12-29

Guam

(c) Ashton Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea lynx. BPBM 232779. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281785. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232779.

Record sources