Cypraea reticulata

Reticulated Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: D. Thaanum
Date: July 1, 1923
Locality: Johnston Island
Island: Johnston Atoll
Region: United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates: 16.7372, -169.5221 ± 4,461 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

178 Bishop specimens of Cypraea reticulata · collected 1902–1965Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1923, D. Thaanum also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Mauritia maculifera observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2019-12-12.

2019-12-12

Johnston, UM

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea reticulata. BPBM 66494. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36289364. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/66494.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36289364 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026