Cypraea nucleus

Wrinkled Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

81 Bishop specimens of Cypraea nucleus · collected 1902–1979Species page ›

Nucleolaria nucleus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 86 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.

2026-09-27

Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, AU

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

2026-09-10

(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-25

Rangiroa, Polynésie française

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

2026-06-09

Namena, Fiji

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-30

Shizuoka, JP

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

2026-04-12

Jeti Mersing (Johor) - Jeti Kampung Salang (Pulau Tioman, 26800 Mersing, Pahang, Malaysia

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea nucleus. BPBM 232967. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36286553. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232967.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36286553 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026