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Cypraea poraria
Porous Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1948
- Locality
- Metalanim
- Island
- Pohnpei Island
- Region
- Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Naria poraria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 115 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.
2026-10-30
Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
日本、〒100-2101 東京都小笠原村父島
(c) Tomioka Masafumi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Christmas Island, Christmas Island, CX
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-22
Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Christmas Island, Christmas Island, CX
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-03
Lifou, New Caledonia
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea poraria. BPBM 233039. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36288118. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233039.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36288118 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026