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Cypraea turdus
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Bates; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchBates →B.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
- Collector number
- #35Aa
- Locality
- Africa; East Africa; Somaliland Protectorate; Berberal on the Somaliland coast of Gulf of Aden; off 2 reefs, 1 east & 1 west of Berbera
- Region
- Africa
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea turdus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 407 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Luquillo, PR
(c) Leonardo Quiles 513, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
W Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, AL, US
(c) samaveryrobson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
FL, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Gulf of America, FL, US
(c) a_narinari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, US
(c) Jaxon Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
West Bay, Bay Islands, Honduras
(c) heathergette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea turdus. BPBM 247017. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247017.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026