Cypraea caputserpentis

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Collector number: 13-47
Date: 1960
Locality: Australia; New South Wales; Sydney
Region: Australia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Cypraea caputserpentis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,601 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31

Iluka, NSW, AU

(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

台灣新北市貢寮區

(c) 劉佳勳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Queensland, AU

(c) Australasian Aquatic Survey and Assessment, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-24

日本、〒649-2326 和歌山県西牟婁郡白浜町椿

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

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

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

2026-10-24

Pittwater Rd Near Anzac Av, Collaroy NSW 2097, Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 268836. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268836.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026