Cypraea

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: T. T. Dranga
Date: August 1, 1924
Locality: beach near Oasis
Island: Kiritimati
Region: Kiribati
Coordinates: 1.8401, -157.3682 ± 27,331 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

291 Bishop specimens of Cypraea · collected 1902–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1924, T. T. Dranga also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Cypraea observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-01-15.

2024-01-15

Christmas Island, KI

(c) Rosario Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea. BPBM 66979. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36268622. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/66979.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36268622 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026