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Cypraecassis rufa
Bull Mouth Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cassidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Locality
- Africa; Tanzania; Zanzibar
- Region
- Africa
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraecassis rufa observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 46 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-28.
2026-06-28
Puna'auia, French Polynesia, PF
(c) paufelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
Puna'auia, French Polynesia, PF
(c) paufelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
Western Cape, ZA
(c) Lily Bovim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-17
Cosmoledo, Seychelles
(c) Lisa_James, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-10
Laamu, MV
(c) Shaha Hashim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-29
Wasini Channel, Kenya
(c) Lieke van de Geest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraecassis rufa. BPBM 233839. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294833. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233839.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36294833 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026