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Cypraea interrupta
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Dr. G.H. P. de Bruin; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →G.H.P. de Bruin →A. Thomas →
- Collector number
- #102
- Date
- August 1, 1964
- Locality
- Ceylon; Colombo Reef
- Region
- Ceylon
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea interrupta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-14.
2025-07-14
Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
(c) Floyd E. Hayes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-14
Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
(c) Floyd E. Hayes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-14
Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
(c) Floyd E. Hayes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-21
Cejlon, Colombo, Western Province, LK
(c) sp1_der, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-05-02
Indonesia
(c) Franz Anthony, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea interrupta. BPBM 247734. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247734.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026