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Cypraea felina
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Paiva; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →J.E. Paiva →A. Thomas →
- Collector number
- #92Ba
- Date
- July 28, 1965
- Locality
- Rabaul
- Island
- New Britain
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On July 28, 1965, J.E. Paiva; Thomas A. & Beatrice Burch also collected 4 other specimens.
Cypraea felina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-16.
2026-02-16
Gulf of Oman, OM
no rights reserved
2025-10-19
MZ
(c) Heinrich Human, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-18
MZ
(c) Heinrich Human, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-17
MZ
(c) Heinrich Human, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-03
Sordwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA
(c) Liam Botha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-25
South Africa
(c) Dylan Leonard, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea felina. BPBM 247626. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247626.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026