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Cypraea teres
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Rice; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →Rice →A. Thomas →
- Date
- 1954
- Locality
- Kwajelein
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Coordinates
- 8.7296, 167.7302 ± 1,858 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea teres observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2016-10-08.
2016-10-08
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-10-08
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-04-09
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-01-23
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2011-09-03
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2011-04-04
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea teres. BPBM 246867. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246867.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026