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Cypraea
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson
- Date
- 1994
- Island
- Samin Dangan
- Region
- Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37,821 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Orpheus Island, AU-QL-HI, AU-QL, AU
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR
(c) Frédéric ANDRE, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
N2, Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA
(c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Australia
(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia
(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
First Ave near Mayes Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
(c) Australasian Aquatic Survey and Assessment, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea. BPBM 250577. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/250577.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
