Cypraea vitellus

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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Ostergaard, J. M.; Ostergaard, Jens M.
Date: June 1, 1926
Locality: Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatapu; Nukualofa Beach
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

232 Bishop specimens of Cypraea vitellus · collected 1896–2017Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1926, Ostergaard, J. M.; Ostergaard, Jens M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lyncina vitellus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,596 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18

日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野

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

2026-10-18

日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野

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

2026-10-17

Collaroy, NSW, AU

(c) Nate Howarth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

QLD, AU

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

2026-10-13

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea vitellus. BPBM 258033. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294287. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258033.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36294287 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026