Cypraea spurca

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Burgess, Grace
Date: 1960
Locality: Cape Verde Island (North Atlantic Ocean)
Region: Cape Verde Island (North Atlantic Ocean)
Record type: Preservedspecimen

67 Bishop specimens of Cypraea spurca · collected 1930–1980Species page ›

Cypraea spurca observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 465 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES

(c) Dennis Rabeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-18

Κάμπος, Δήμος Σύρου-Ερμούπολης, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Σύρου, Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αιγαίου, Ελλάδα

(c) adrian-syros, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10

El Desierto

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

2026-09-26

2545+RX, Hyères, France

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

2026-09-08

Zakynthos, Griechenland

(c) Sarah Löwenherz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-04

North Atlantic Ocean, GR

(c) Bennett Susman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea spurca. BPBM 268157. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268157.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026