Cypraea eglantina

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Date: 1962
Locality: North; Point Vatia
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Fiji
Record type: Preservedspecimen

85 Bishop specimens of Cypraea eglantina · collected 1896–1997Species page ›

Cypraea eglantina observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 476 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野

(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09

後灣, 車城鄉, 屏東縣, TW

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

2026-09-30

Port Hedland

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

2026-09-29

Caloundra - Kawana, AU-QL, AU

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

2026-09-28

Gnoorea, WA, AU

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea eglantina. BPBM 268935. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268935.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026