Cypraea histrio

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Date: 1973
Locality: Red Sea; Dahlak Island; Dissei island
Region: Red Sea
Record type: Preservedspecimen

42 Bishop specimens of Cypraea histrio · collected 1930–1981Species page ›

Cypraea histrio observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea histrio. BPBM 269078. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269078.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026