Cypraea hammondae

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Ben Holder; Burgess, GraceGrace Burgess Grace Burgess →Ben Holder →
Locality: Australia; Queensland; Great Barrier Reef; N.W. Island
Region: Australia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Cypraea hammondae observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.

2026-10-08

Australia

(c) semi-milker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08

Australia

(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-05

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-29

Arrawarra NSW 2456, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-10

Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia

(c) Dominick Joch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-15

Kagoshima, JP

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cypraea hammondae. BPBM 268565. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268565.