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Cypraea schilderorum
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Maxwell Doty & Jan Newhouse; Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]Grace Burgess Grace Burgess →Maxwell S. Doty →Jan Newhouse →
- Collector number
- #5-35
- Date
- 1952
- Locality
- Raroia
- Island
- Raroia
- Region
- Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea schilderorum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-26.
2025-07-26
Îles Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
(c) ethan currens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-13
The Tuamotu and Gambier Islands, French Polynesia
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-26
HI, US
(c) egulan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-11-02
Windward Islands, French Polynesia
(c) Richard Hasegawa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-06-04
Atupa Tapere, Avarua District, Cook Islands
(c) Dave Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-06-04
Atupa Tapere, Avarua District, Cook Islands
(c) Dave Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea schilderorum. BPBM 269443. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269443.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026