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Cypraea childreni
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
- Date
- 1959
- Locality
- Tuamotu Archipelago
- Region
- Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea childreni observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.
2026-08-29
Lifou, New Caledonia
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-23
Lifou, New Caledonia
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-23
Fausse passe de l'îlot Verte - Bourail
(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-05-24
辺戸, 国頭郡国頭村, 沖縄県, JP
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2021-04-30
奥, 国頭郡国頭村, 沖縄県, JP
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2021-04-15
辺戸, 国頭郡国頭村, 沖縄県, JP
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea childreni. BPBM 269609. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269609.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026