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Cypraea testudinaria
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
- Collector number
- 54-6
- Date
- 1948
- Locality
- Philippines; Mindoro; Lubang Island; from Samar
- Region
- Philippines
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea testudinaria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-09.
2026-08-09
太平洋, 沖繩縣, JP
(c) oliver_wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-05
Lagoon Road, Marshall Islands, MH
(c) Jessica McLaughlin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-26
Tufi Northern Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) divercraig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-29
Philippine Sea, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) mikejdo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-19
cap la houssay
(c) James Lefebvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-04
JXGP+5X8, Tukao, Cook Islands
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea testudinaria. BPBM 268815. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268815.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026