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Cypraea erosa
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Paiva; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →J.E. Paiva →A. Thomas →
- Date
- July 28, 1965
- Locality
- Rabaul
- Island
- New Britain
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On July 28, 1965, J.E. Paiva; Thomas A. & Beatrice Burch also collected 4 other specimens.
Cypraea erosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,421 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
西貢東郊野公園, 西貢, 新界, HK
(c) Joe Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Moruya Heads NSW 2537, Australia
(c) wayneking, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea erosa. BPBM 246760. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246760.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026