Cypraea carneola

Cypraeidae

Date: June 18, 1960
Locality: Australia; Western Australia; Flat Island, off
Region: Australia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

223 Bishop specimens of Cypraea carneola · collected 1898–1997Species page ›

Cypraea carneola observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,175 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

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)

2026-10-11

FJ

(c) Alanna Parra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Koror, PW

(c) orbiedog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea carneola. BPBM 250753. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/250753.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026