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Cypraea tigris
Tiger Cowrie
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Daniel B. Langford & Ditlev Due Thaanum; Ditlev Due ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- Th.#: 323,w
- Date
- 1932
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Chishima; Southwest Chishima
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea tigris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,092 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-28
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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)
2026-10-26
Madagascar
(c) voyageurs_lyonnais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Baie des citrons sud, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea tigris. BPBM 254235. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/254235.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026