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Cypraea arabica
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Richard Pearson; Richard Pearson
- Collector number
- Original lot: #2
- Date
- January 11, 1963
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Hateruma Island; Atanoshi Site; LVL.9-24"-27"
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On January 11, 1963, Richard Pearson; Richard Pearson also collected 4 other specimens.
Cypraea arabica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,610 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
South Africa
(c) Richard Schutte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Umkhanyakude, ZA-NL, ZA
(c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Octopus Resort, Fiji
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-11
MH, IN
(c) Rashmi Trivedi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Philippines
(c) Brent Arlan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea arabica. BPBM 252768. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/252768.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026