Cypraea erosa

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Collector number: #24-13
Date: 1959
Locality: Australia; Queensland
Region: Australia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

283 Bishop specimens of Cypraea erosa · collected 1898–1998Species page ›

Cypraea erosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,425 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31

(c) Aparna Shyam, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-31

Iluka, NSW, AU

(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

Iluka, NSW, AU

(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Iluka, NSW, AU

(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

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

2026-10-24

西貢東郊野公園, 西貢, 新界, HK

(c) Joe Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea erosa. BPBM 269403. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269403.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026