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Cypraea arabica
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- James Devine; Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]Grace Burgess Grace Burgess →James Devine →
- Date
- 1960
- Locality
- Berlin Island
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Coordinates
- 8.8493, 167.7435 ± 835 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea arabica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2016-12-26.

2016-12-26
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-03-02
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-03-02
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-10-28
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-09-03
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-03-27
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea arabica. BPBM 268904. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268904.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
