Cypraea miliaris

Millet Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1928
Locality: Japan: Oga, Tateyama Bay, Boshu
Region: Japan: Oga, Tateyama Bay, Boshu
Record type: Preservedspecimen

55 Bishop specimens of Cypraea miliaris · collected 1925–1969Species page ›

Naria miliaris observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 247 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-11.

2026-08-11

Tiwi Islands, AU-NT, AU

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

2026-08-01

Port Hedland

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

2026-07-26

Singapore, SG, SG

(c) mercury9nine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-02

石狮市, 泉州市, 福建省, CN

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

2026-06-27

Prince Regent River WA 6740, Australia

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

2026-06-13

Ninepin Group, Hong Kong

(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea miliaris. BPBM 232865. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36286782. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232865.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36286782 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026