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BPBM 265983Malacology
Cypraea tessellata
Checkerboard Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Date
- 1941
- Locality
- Central Pacific; Midway
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 28.2098, -177.3623 ± 3,888 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Luria tessellata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-01-10.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea tessellata. BPBM 265983. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36293700. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265983.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36293700 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026