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Cypraea poraria
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Lane Bickford; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchLane Bickford →B.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
- Collector number
- #27A
- Date
- December 1, 1965
- Locality
- Kwajalein
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Coordinates
- 8.7297, 167.7297 ± 1,871 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1965, Lane Bickford; Thomas A. & Beatrice Burch also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Cypraea poraria observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2016-11-20.
2016-11-20
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-03-14
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-09-01
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-03-23
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-08-17
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2007-04-16
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea poraria. BPBM 247457. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247457.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026