This specimen has not been photographed yet.
Cypraea eglantina
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Father John E.; Grace BurgessGrace Burgess Grace Burgess →John E. Father →
- Date
- 1970
- Locality
- Kwajalein
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Coordinates
- 8.7297, 167.7297 ± 1,871 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea eglantina observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2016-08-16.
2016-08-16
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-08-01
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-05-23
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-09-20
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-07-15
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-07-15
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea eglantina. BPBM 274094. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/274094.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026