This specimen has not been photographed yet.
Cypraea arabica
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- G. Ghella; Grace BurgessGrace Burgess Grace Burgess →G. Ghella →
- Date
- 1973
- Locality
- Red Sea; Eritrea; Dahlak Island
- Region
- Red Sea
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea arabica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,610 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
South Africa
(c) Richard Schutte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Umkhanyakude, ZA-NL, ZA
(c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Octopus Resort, Fiji
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-11
MH, IN
(c) Rashmi Trivedi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Philippines
(c) Brent Arlan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea arabica. BPBM 274482. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/274482.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026