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Cypraea hammondae
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
- Collector number
- #686-3
- Date
- 1959
- Locality
- Philippines; Sulu Sea
- Region
- Philippines
- Type status
- Topotypes
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea hammondae observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea hammondae. BPBM 269267. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269267.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026