Cypraea caurica

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess (Dr. C.M. Burgess Collection)
Collector number: #42-1
Date: 1949
Locality: Ceylon {Sri lanka}
Region: Ceylon {Sri lanka}
Record type: Preservedspecimen

124 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caurica · collected 1901–1996Species page ›

Cypraea caurica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 634 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29

Australia

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

2026-10-22

Amity, AU

(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Anse Vata, Nouméa 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Pacific Bvd, Buddina, AU

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

2026-09-26

Amity, AU

(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea caurica. BPBM 269689. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269689.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026