Cypraea ventriculus

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

48 Bishop specimens of Cypraea ventriculus · collected 1902–1981Species page ›

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 ventriculus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2009-07-01.

2009-07-01

Kwajalein Atoll, RMI

(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-07-01

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 ventriculus. BPBM 284082. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/284082.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026