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Cypraea vitellus
Calf Cowry
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Date
- 1961
- Locality
- Japan; Sagami Bay; Misaki Area
- Region
- Japan
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Lyncina vitellus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,596 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
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)
2026-10-17
Collaroy, NSW, AU
(c) Nate Howarth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
QLD, AU
(c) edithchamberlain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea vitellus. BPBM 266425. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36295380. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266425.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36295380 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026