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Cypraea histrio
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Ray Summers; Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]Grace Burgess Grace Burgess →Ray Harvey Summers →
- Collector number
- #506-1
- Date
- 1955
- Locality
- Africa; Kenya; Formosa Bay
- Region
- Africa
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea histrio observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 76 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.
2026-09-21
Maldives
(c) Elina Le Verche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Tanzania
(c) ahr63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-26
(c) barnacool, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-14
(c) Nic Katherine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-07
Seychelles
(c) elinehanna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-17
Maldives
(c) tt2019, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea histrio. BPBM 269068. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269068.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026