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BPBM 233025Malacology
Cypraea poraria
Porous Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum; Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1922
- Locality
- Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra; Penguin Spit
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Region
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 5.8686, -162.1115 ± 750 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Naria poraria observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-28.
2025-08-28
South Pacific Ocean, UM
(c) pmino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-08-01
Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM
(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea poraria. BPBM 233025. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36288294. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233025.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36288294 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026