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Cypraea lynx
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- V. Tangitau; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →V. Tangitau →A. Thomas →
- Date
- July 1, 1965
- Locality
- Tonga; Vavau Group; Vavau
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1965, V. Tangitau; Thomas A. & Beatrice Burch also collected 1 other specimen.
Cypraea lynx observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 737 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Second Av, Onslow, WA, AU
(c) casper_smit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Woody Bay, Woody Head, AU
(c) divercody, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Teluk Krakal, Kabupaten Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, ID
(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea lynx. BPBM 246896. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246896.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026