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Cypraea bistrinotata
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Date
- 1976
- Locality
- Tarvaa
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- Windward Islands, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea bistrinotata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-11.

2025-11-11
Ice Cream, Saipan
(c) saltyspeciesspotter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-19
cap homard
(c) James Lefebvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-18
cap homard
(c) James Lefebvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-18
cap homard
(c) James Lefebvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-13
cap homard
(c) James Lefebvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-12
Saint-Gilles les Bains, La Réunion
(c) James Lefebvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea bistrinotata. BPBM 268317. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268317.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
