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Cypraea
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Patrick V. Kirch; Patrick V. Kirch
- Collector number
- Lab. No. 1979-11; Orig. Ref. #:
- Date
- 1976
- Locality
- Tonga; Tonga Outliers; Niuatoputapu Group; Niuatoputapu Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37,837 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.
2026-10-30
Wirrina Cove SA 5204, Australia
(c) Tom McMahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
Wirrina Cove SA 5204, Australia
(c) Tom McMahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
Wirrina Cove SA 5204, Australia
(c) Tom McMahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Australia
(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea. BPBM 253087. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/253087.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026