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Cypraea mauritiana

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BPBM 232837Malacology

Cypraea mauritiana

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Thaanum
Collector number
6279
Locality
Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa Island
Region
Ryukyu Islands
Record type
Preservedspecimen
246 Bishop specimens of Cypraea mauritiana · collected 1902–1993Species page ›

Mauritia mauritiana observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 715 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

Mauritia mauritiana observed 2026-10-31

2026-10-31

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mauritia mauritiana observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Guangxi, CN

(c) Lin, Zhanyi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mauritia mauritiana observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

Phangnga, TH

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

Mauritia mauritiana observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

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

Mauritia mauritiana observed 2026-09-28

2026-09-28

Kings Beach, Sunshine Coast, AU

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

Mauritia mauritiana observed 2026-09-25

2026-09-25

Route de ceinture, French Polynesia, PF

(c) Adam Trinklein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 232837. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36286712. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232837.

Record sources