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Cypraea mariae
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Richard Nakagawa; Francine Paxson & Misao NakagawaMisao Nakagawa →Richard Nakagawa →Francine Paxson →
- Date
- Invalid Date
- Locality
- Kwajalein
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Coordinates
- 8.7297, 167.7297 ± 1,871 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On Invalid Date, Richard Nakagawa; Francine Paxson & Misao Nakagawa also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Cypraea mariae observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2016-04-09.

2016-04-09
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-03-12
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-02-13
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-02-07
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI, seaward reef between Ennubuj and Ennylabegan Islands
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-01-30
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI, seaward reef between Ennubuj and Ennylabegan Islands
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-10-18
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 mariae. BPBM 284047. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/284047.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026





