Cypraea mauritiana

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1932
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Yaeyama; Ishigaki; Yuku=San Reef
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

246 Bishop specimens of Cypraea mauritiana · collected 1902–1993Species page ›

Mauritia mauritiana observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 715 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31

Maui County, US-HI, US

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

2026-10-29

Guangxi, CN

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

2026-10-20

Phangnga, TH

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

2026-10-13

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

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

2026-09-28

Kings Beach, Sunshine Coast, AU

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

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 232842. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36287026. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232842.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36287026 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026