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Cypraea gracilis
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Mrs. John Q. Burch; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →Mrs. John Q. Burch →A. Thomas →
- Collector number
- #93C
- Date
- May 20, 1950
- Locality
- Japan; Loochoo Island
- Region
- Japan
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 20, 1950, Mrs. John Q. Burch; Thomas A. & Beatrice Burch also collected 1 other specimen.
Cypraea gracilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,525 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Woody Head, NSW, AU
(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Main St after Ocean St, Black Head NSW 2430, Australia
(c) Petra Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-15
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea gracilis. BPBM 247645. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247645.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026