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Cypraea mauritiana
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Akita; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchIchitaro Akita →B.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
- Date
- 1950
- Locality
- Japan
- Region
- Japan
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea mauritiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 711 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Phangnga, TH
(c) MKot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Kings Beach, Sunshine Coast, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Route de ceinture, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Adam Trinklein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 246557. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246557.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026