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Cypraea spurca

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BPBM 233103Malacology

Cypraea spurca

Spotted Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Thaanum
Collector number
6279
Locality
Venezuela
Region
Venezuela
Record type
Preservedspecimen
67 Bishop specimens of Cypraea spurca · collected 1930–1980Species page ›

Naria spurca observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 543 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Naria spurca observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES

(c) Dennis Rabeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Naria spurca observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Κάμπος, Δήμος Σύρου-Ερμούπολης, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Σύρου, Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αιγαίου, Ελλάδα

(c) adrian-syros, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Naria spurca observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Almería, ES-AN, ES

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

Naria spurca observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

El Desierto

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

Naria spurca observed 2026-09-26

2026-09-26

2545+RX, Hyères, France

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

Naria spurca observed 2026-09-08

2026-09-08

Zakynthos, Griechenland

(c) Sarah Löwenherz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea spurca. BPBM 233103. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294852. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233103.

Record sources