Cypraea lentiginosa

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Burgess, Grace
Date: 1918
Locality: Persian Gulf
Region: Persian Gulf
Record type: Preservedspecimen

15 Bishop specimens of Cypraea lentiginosa · collected 1918–1975Species page ›

Cypraea lentiginosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1918. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-05.

2025-12-05

India

(c) Gaurav Patil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-12

AE

(c) Никонова Вероника, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-08

Arabian Sea, Mumbai, IN

(c) xavier0821, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-01-11

Arabian Sea, IN

(c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-11-14

30, Chandrabai Nagar, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400049, India

(c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-01-20

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

(c) Gaurav Patil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea lentiginosa. BPBM 267817. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/267817.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026