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Cypraea onyx
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Grace Burgess (C.M. Burgess Collection)
- Collector number
- Burgess no. 692-1
- Date
- 1961
- Locality
- Ceylon {Now: Sri Lanka}
- Region
- Ceylon {Now: Sri Lanka}
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea onyx observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 134 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-15.
2026-07-15
Pulau Sekudu, Singapore
(c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
North-East, Singapore
(c) Rui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
North-East, Singapore
(c) Rui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-16
3 Changi Ferry Rd, Access to coastal park connector, Singapore 499676
(c) matt2800, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-08
Dumagmang, Labo, Camarines Norte, Philippines
(c) shunchuxia1729, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-26
West, SG
(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea onyx. BPBM 277843. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/277843.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026