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Cypraea arabica
Arabian Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Morris, Julius; Morris, DeanDean Morris →Julius Morris →
- Date
- April 30, 1958
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On April 30, 1958, Morris, Julius; Morris, Dean also collected 6 other specimens.
Mauritia arabica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. 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 259970. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36268713. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/259970.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36268713 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026