Cypraea lynx

Cypraeidae

Collected by: D.E.L.; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
Locality: Mauritius
Region: Mauritius
Record type: Preservedspecimen

247 Bishop specimens of Cypraea lynx · collected 1896–2002Species page ›

Cypraea lynx observed alive

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)

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Cypraea lynx. BPBM 246903. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246903.