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Cypraea fuscodentata
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Helen Boswell; Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]Helen Boswell →Grace Burgess Grace Burgess →
- Collector number
- #470-6
- Date
- 1962
- Locality
- Africa; South Africa; Jeffrey's Bay
- Region
- Africa
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea fuscodentata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-24.
2026-04-24
Betty's Bay, 7141, South Africa
(c) peteoxford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-04
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-04-27
Whittle Rock, South Africa
(c) anjadocke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-28
(c) Wilhelm van Zyl, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2024-02-19
vulcan rock, Cape Town, South Africa
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2024-02-11
approx cowrie cave, Cape Town, South Africa
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea fuscodentata. BPBM 269179. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269179.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026