Cypraea hammondae

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Collector number: #686-1
Date: 1958
Locality: Philippines; Mindanao
Region: Philippines
Record type: Preservedspecimen

27 Bishop specimens of Cypraea hammondae · collected 1958–1974Species page ›

Cypraea hammondae observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.

2026-10-08

Australia

(c) semi-milker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08

Australia

(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-05

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-29

Arrawarra NSW 2456, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-10

Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia

(c) Dominick Joch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-15

Kagoshima, JP

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea hammondae. BPBM 269265. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269265.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026