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Cypraea childreni
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
- Date
- 1947
- 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 childreni observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2016-03-21.
2016-03-21
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI, seaward reef between Ennubuj and Ennylabegan Islands
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-03-21
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI, seaward reef between Ennubuj and Ennylabegan Islands
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-03-12
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-07-26
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2004-12-24
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI, seaward reef between Ennubuj and Ennylabegan Islands
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea childreni. BPBM 247037. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247037.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026