Cypraea caputserpentis

Snakehead Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Puddle, Andrus; Burgess, GraceGrace Burgess Grace Burgess →Andrus Puddle →
Date: 1961
Locality: {No Locality Given}
Region: {No Locality Given}
Record type: Preservedspecimen

489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Monetaria caputserpentis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,601 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31

Iluka, NSW, AU

(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

台灣新北市貢寮區

(c) 劉佳勳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Queensland, AU

(c) Australasian Aquatic Survey and Assessment, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-24

日本、〒649-2326 和歌山県西牟婁郡白浜町椿

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

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

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

2026-10-24

Pittwater Rd Near Anzac Av, Collaroy NSW 2097, Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 265500. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36277785. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265500.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36277785 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026