Cypraea cylindrica

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Collector number: 491-5
Date: 1960
Locality: Australia; Western Australia; Enderby Island
Region: Australia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

57 Bishop specimens of Cypraea cylindrica · collected 1932–1981Species page ›

Cypraea cylindrica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 127 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-05.

2026-09-05

West, SG

(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-30

Wyndham-East Kimberley, AU-WA, AU

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

2026-08-29

Singapore, SG, SG

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

2026-08-19

Boodarie, WA, AU

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

2026-08-13

Coral Sea, Shoal Point, AU

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

2026-08-12

Tiwi Islands, AU-NT, AU

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea cylindrica. BPBM 268853. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268853.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026