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Cypraea ocellata
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Renate W. Skinner; Burgess, GraceGrace Burgess Grace Burgess →Renate W. Skinner →
- Date
- 1974
- Locality
- Indian Ocean; Ceylon; colombo; Sri Lanka
- Region
- Indian Ocean
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea ocellata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 92 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-04.
2026-06-04
Valmiki Nagar, Kottivakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600041, India
(c) flowergirl_madras, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN
(c) Sagarika Gupta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-24
Fisherman Colony, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
(c) Duraiswamy Navaneetham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-07
India
(c) Abhyang_jiraiya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-22
Salavankuppam, Tamil Nadu, India
(c) Ramnarayan K, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-18
RCH7+4J9, Kapuluppada, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 531163, India
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea ocellata. BPBM 268028. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268028.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026