Cypraea felina

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →
Collector number: #92Ba
Locality: Maldive Island; southwest of Ceylon
Region: Maldive Island
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Cypraea felina observed alive

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

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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.

Cypraea felina. BPBM 247627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247627.