Cypraea lutea

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Collector number: #702-5
Date: 1961
Locality: Australia; Queensland
Region: Australia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

29 Bishop specimens of Cypraea lutea · collected 1957–1970Species page ›

Cypraea lutea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 44 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-17.

2026-07-17

Casa Escondida Anilao Resort & Dive Center, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines

(c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-15

印度尼西亚

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

2025-12-06

Japan

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

2025-10-09

Port Hedland

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

2025-08-09

Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia

(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-23

Tulamben, Kubu, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea lutea. BPBM 269494. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269494.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026