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Cypraea lutea
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
- Collector number
- #702-1
- Date
- 1960
- Locality
- Kwajalein
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Coordinates
- 8.7297, 167.7297 ± 1,871 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea lutea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2016-07-24.
2016-07-24
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-01-25
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-01-25
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-01-25
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-03-15
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-12-09
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea lutea. BPBM 269490. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269490.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026