Cypraea staphylaea

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
Collector number: #12Ab
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos {=Okinawa?}
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Cypraea staphylaea observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

HI, US

(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14

Buddina, AU

(c) oceanjessie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-17

Java Sea, Central Java, ID

(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05

Mudjimba, QLD, AU

(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-31

Dunwich, AU

(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cypraea staphylaea. BPBM 247058. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247058.