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Cypraea teres
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1928
- Locality
- Japan; Takanoshima Island; Tateyama Bay
- Region
- Japan
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Talostolida teres observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 118 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea teres. BPBM 233178. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36293998. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233178.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36293998 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
