Cypraea stolida

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1932
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Rukan Sho Island
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

77 Bishop specimens of Cypraea stolida · collected 1926–1986Species page ›

Bistolida stolida observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 85 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11

Anse Vata, Nouméa 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Ouen Toro, NC-SU-NO, NC-SU, NC

(c) renaud98800, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29

Lifou, New Caledonia

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

2026-06-15

Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia

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

2026-05-16

Anse Vata, Nouméa 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-14

Anse Vata, Nouméa 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea stolida. BPBM 233141. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36293492. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233141.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36293492 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026