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Cypraea obvelata
walled cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Date
- 1959
- Locality
- Tuamotu {=Paumotus}
- Region
- Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Monetaria obvelata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 86 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-15.
2026-09-15
Motu Tapu, French Polynesia
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Motu Tapu, French Polynesia
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
Îles du Vent, Polynésie française
(c) Abel Dupré, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
South Pacific Ocean, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
South Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, PF
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Māhina, Polynésie française
(c) vincenttahiti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea obvelata. BPBM 267558. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36289997. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/267558.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36289997 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026