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Cypraea ventriculus
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Maxwell Doty; Grace Burgess (Dr. C.M. Burgess Collection)Grace Burgess Grace Burgess →Maxwell S. Doty →
- Collector number
- #50-5
- Locality
- Raroia
- Island
- Raroia
- Region
- Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea ventriculus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-24.
2025-07-24
Îles Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
(c) ethan currens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-02
Aur Atoll, RMI
(c) Raphael Forns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-10-05
Kanton Island, Kiribati
(c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-08-27
Makaapiapi, Niue
(c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2012-09-22
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2010-02-05
Tuamotus Islands, Polinesia Francese
(c) luca tringali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea ventriculus. BPBM 269824. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269824.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026