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Cypraea nucleus
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Br. Frennette; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →Frennette →A. Thomas →
- Collector number
- #15Ac
- Date
- 1959
- Locality
- Seychelles; Northeast Long Island & 1 St. Anne
- Region
- Seychelles
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea nucleus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 86 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.
2026-09-27
Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, AU
(c) absinthscreams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-25
Rangiroa, Polynésie française
(c) estebanbranchereau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-09
Namena, Fiji
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-30
Shizuoka, JP
(c) egulan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-12
Jeti Mersing (Johor) - Jeti Kampung Salang (Pulau Tioman, 26800 Mersing, Pahang, Malaysia
(c) Ben, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea nucleus. BPBM 247102. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247102.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026