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Cypraea spurca
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- F.R. Kirtland; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →F.R. Kirtland →A. Thomas →
- Collector number
- #23Aa
- Date
- August 1, 1936
- Locality
- Florida; Key West; Pelican Shoals
- Region
- Florida
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea spurca observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 464 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Κάμπος, Δήμος Σύρου-Ερμούπολης, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Σύρου, Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αιγαίου, Ελλάδα
(c) adrian-syros, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-10
El Desierto
(c) motalec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
2545+RX, Hyères, France
(c) poulpette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Zakynthos, Griechenland
(c) Sarah Löwenherz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
North Atlantic Ocean, GR
(c) Bennett Susman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-04
Kiparissos, Grecia
(c) César Alonso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea spurca. BPBM 247402. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247402.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026