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Cypraea tigris
Tiger Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1946
- Locality
- Agana Bay
- Region
- Guam
- Coordinates
- 13.4936, 144.7575 ± 2,376 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea tigris observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-19.
2026-07-19
Tumon Bay, Guam, US
(c) IHUNTA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-28
Guam, 66010
(c) Olivia Bañez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-28
Guam, 66010
(c) Olivia Bañez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-28
Guam, 66010
(c) Olivia Bañez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-12
Guam, 66010
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-26
Guam, 66010
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea tigris. BPBM 233225. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36293526. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233225.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36293526 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026