Cypraea spurca

Cypraeidae

Collected by: S. Lawson; Burgess, GraceGrace Burgess Grace Burgess →Sam Lawson →
Locality: Mediterraneani Sea
Region: Mediterraneani Sea
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Cypraea spurca observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 464 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

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)

2026-09-04

Kiparissos, Grecia

(c) César Alonso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cypraea spurca. BPBM 268165. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268165.