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Cypraea cribraria
Sieve Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Date
- 1961
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Okinawa; (Sulu sea?); North of Inbu Beach; small peninsula
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cribrarula cribraria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 247 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, 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)

2026-10-18
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)

2026-10-16
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Amity, AU
(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea cribraria. BPBM 265515. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36274721. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265515.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36274721 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
