This specimen has not been photographed yet.
Cypraea lynx
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson
- Date
- 1995
- Island
- Espiritu Santo
- Region
- Sanma Province, Vanuatu
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea lynx observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1995. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 737 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Second Av, Onslow, WA, AU
(c) casper_smit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Woody Bay, Woody Head, AU
(c) divercody, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Teluk Krakal, Kabupaten Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, ID
(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea lynx. BPBM 252436. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/252436.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026