Cypraea pantherina

Panther Cowrie

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Antonio Tittoni; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →Antonio Tittoni →
Locality: Africa; West Africa; Angola; Mar Rosso?
Region: Africa
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Cypraea pantherina observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-02.

2026-02-02

Farasan Saudi Arabia

(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-02

Farasan Saúdská Arábie

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

2026-02-01

Farasan Saudi Arabia

(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-28

El Qoseir, Red Sea Governorate, Egypte

(c) Marleen Schouten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-03

Red Sea, Red Sea, EG

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

2023-09-23

South Sinai, EG

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cypraea pantherina. BPBM 246721. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246721.