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Cypraea esontropia

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BPBM 265554Malacology

Cypraea esontropia

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Burgess, Grace
Date
1955
Locality
Mauritius
Region
Mauritius
Record type
Preservedspecimen
20 Bishop specimens of Cypraea esontropia · collected 1906–1975Species page ›

Cribrarula esontropia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-18.

Cribrarula esontropia observed 2025-08-18

2025-08-18

cap homard

(c) James Lefebvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cribrarula esontropia observed 2025-02-22

2025-02-22

Matutuine, MZ

(c) Heinrich Human, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cribrarula esontropia observed 2024-12-22

2024-12-22

Boucan Canot, La Réunion

(c) CORDENOS Thierry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cribrarula esontropia observed 2023-12-06

2023-12-06

L'Étang-Salé, RE-PL, RE

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

Cribrarula esontropia observed 2020-06-04

2020-06-04

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) CORDENOS Thierry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cribrarula esontropia observed 2020-02-17

2020-02-17

Boucan Canot, Réunion

(c) CORDENOS Thierry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea esontropia. BPBM 265554. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36273660. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265554.

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