Cypraea pulchra

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Burgess, Grace
Collector number: Burgess No.: 542-5
Date: 1962
Locality: Gulf of Oman
Region: Gulf of Oman
Record type: Preservedspecimen

18 Bishop specimens of Cypraea pulchra · collected 1928–1975Species page ›

Cypraea pulchra observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-08.

2026-01-08

HGFP+3Q6, Blue Hole Rd, Saint Catherine, South Sinai Governorate 8773033, Egypte

(c) Marleen Schouten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-01

Maskat, OM

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

2025-07-29

Gulf of Suez, Güney Sina Vilayeti, EG

(c) Selim Türeli, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-11-28

Marsa Alam, Mar Rojo, Egipto

(c) Edu Alcaniz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2020-07-18

אילת, ישראל

(c) Rafi Amar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-03-24

Snoopy Island

(c) Dr. Benjamin Titus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea pulchra. BPBM 268224. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268224.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026