Cypraea arabica

Arabian Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Baldwin, E. D.
Record type: Preservedspecimen

185 Bishop specimens of Cypraea arabica · collected 1898–1994Species page ›

Mauritia arabica observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,640 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)

2026-10-18

日本、〒649-2326 和歌山県西牟婁郡白浜町椿

(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

MH, IN

(c) Rashmi Trivedi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea arabica. BPBM 257828. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36265211. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/257828.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36265211 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026