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Cypraea ovum
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Minzak?; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →M. Minzak →A. Thomas →
- Collector number
- #71C
- Date
- July 2, 1966
- Locality
- Macau Sound
- Island
- Guadalcanal Island
- Region
- Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea ovum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-13.
2026-08-13
Netheravon Rd, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) James Park, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Punggol Road, Singapore
(c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Punggol Road, Singapore
(c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
North-East, Singapore
(c) Rui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-16
Changi, Singapore
(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-14
Port Moresby, National Capital Province, PG
(c) richiefamous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea ovum. BPBM 247267. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247267.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026