Cypraea quadrimaculata

four-spotted cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Borneo
Region: Borneo
Record type: Preservedspecimen

35 Bishop specimens of Cypraea quadrimaculata · collected 1946–1965Species page ›

Eclogavena quadrimaculata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-18.

2026-09-18

Java Sea, Central Java, ID

(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12

Coral Sea, Dingo Beach, AU

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

2026-08-10

Cape Gloucester QLD 4800, Australia

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

2026-07-15

Queensland, AU

(c) Dominick Joch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-13

Queensland, AU

(c) Dominick Joch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-13

Queensland, AU

(c) Dominick Joch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea quadrimaculata. BPBM 233061. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36288303. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233061.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36288303 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026