Cypraea arabica

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Collector number: 38-4
Date: 1912
Locality: Papua New Guinea
Region: Papua New Guinea
Record type: Preservedspecimen

185 Bishop specimens of Cypraea arabica · collected 1898–1994Species page ›

Cypraea arabica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,611 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

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

2026-10-24

South Africa

(c) Richard Schutte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Umkhanyakude, ZA-NL, ZA

(c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Octopus Resort, Fiji

(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-11

MH, IN

(c) Rashmi Trivedi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09

Philippines

(c) Brent Arlan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea arabica. BPBM 268898. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268898.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026