Cypraea zonaria

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Collector number: #658-1
Date: 1960
Locality: Africa; West Africa; Gambia
Region: Africa
Record type: Preservedspecimen

23 Bishop specimens of Cypraea zonaria · collected 1928–1980Species page ›

Cypraea zonaria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-01-12.

2023-01-12

Bakau New Town, The Gambia

(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-19

District de Lobata, Sao Tomé-et-Principe

(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-03-04

Kombo Saint Mary, GM

(c) Morgan Heinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-01-25

North Atlantic Ocean, Kombo Saint Mary, GM

(c) Morgan Heinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea zonaria. BPBM 269586. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269586.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026