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Cypraea stercoraria
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
- Date
- 1960
- Locality
- Africa; West Africa; Angola; Louanda
- Region
- Africa
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea stercoraria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.
2026-09-27
Kouilou, CG
(c) Gwili Gibbon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-13
Cap Skirring, Sénégal
(c) Thomas ARMAND, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-02
4JH6+HPH Pongara National Park, Agouma, Gabun
(c) Luca Karden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-09
Bentiaba, Angola
(c) Octávio Mateus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-17
SN
(c) Amélie Genovese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-16
PFWC+6MP, Dakar, Sénégal
(c) Dr Hadi Hakim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea stercoraria. BPBM 246717. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246717.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026