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Cypraea vitellus
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1928
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Kumejima; Gima
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Lyncina vitellus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,596 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野
(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野
(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Collaroy, NSW, AU
(c) Nate Howarth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
QLD, AU
(c) edithchamberlain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea vitellus. BPBM 233276. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36292728. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233276.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36292728 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
