Cypraea poraria

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Helen Boswell; Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]Helen Boswell →Grace Burgess Grace Burgess →
Locality: Maldives
Region: Maldives
Record type: Preservedspecimen

179 Bishop specimens of Cypraea poraria · collected 1902–2017Species page ›

Cypraea poraria observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 114 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.

2026-09-28

日本、〒100-2101 東京都小笠原村父島

(c) Tomioka Masafumi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26

Christmas Island, Christmas Island, CX

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-22

Pūpūkea, HI, US

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

2026-09-10

Christmas Island, Christmas Island, CX

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-03

Lifou, New Caledonia

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-17

台灣

(c) Kun-hong Tsai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cypraea poraria. BPBM 269509. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269509.