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Cypraea carneola
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- P. Cacot; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →P. Cacot →A. Thomas →
- Collector number
- #162Ab
- Date
- April 1, 1963
- Locality
- Tuamotu {=Paumotus}
- Region
- Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea carneola observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,175 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
FJ
(c) Alanna Parra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Koror, PW
(c) orbiedog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea carneola. BPBM 247178. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247178.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
