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Cypraea erosa
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Bargas; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchBargas →B.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
- Date
- October 1, 1956
- Locality
- Africa; East Africa; Mozambique; Orit Amelia
- Region
- Africa
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea erosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,425 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.
2026-10-31
(c) Aparna Shyam, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-31
Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea erosa. BPBM 246780. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246780.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026