Cypraecassis testiculus senegalica

Reticulated Cowry Helmet

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cassidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Cape Verde Islands
Region: Cape Verde Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Cypraecassis testiculus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 362 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11

Santo Agostinho, Cabo de Santo Agostinho - PE, Brasil

(c) Marcello Mastroianni Albuquerque Araújo, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-11

Santo Agostinho, Cabo de Santo Agostinho - PE, Brasil

(c) Marcello Mastroianni Albuquerque Araújo, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10

Santo Agostinho, Cabo de Santo Agostinho - PE, Brasil

(c) Marcello Mastroianni Albuquerque Araújo, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-13

Hyatt Ziva Cancun, Cancún, Q. Roo., MX

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

2026-08-05

Guanaja, Bay Islands, HN

(c) Roland Rumm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-04

G75M+45, San Andrés, San Luis, San Andrés, San Andres and Providencia, Colombia

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraecassis testiculus senegalica. BPBM 233834. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294807. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233834.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36294807 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026