Cypraea erosa

Eroded Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: H.G. Hornbostel; H.G. Hornbostel
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: Tumon Bay
Region: Guam
Record type: Preservedspecimen

283 Bishop specimens of Cypraea erosa · collected 1898–1998Species page ›

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, H.G. Hornbostel; H.G. Hornbostel also collected 24+ other specimens.

Naria erosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,447 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31

(c) Aparna Shyam, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-31

Iluka, NSW, AU

(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

Iluka, NSW, AU

(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Iluka, NSW, AU

(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

西貢東郊野公園, 西貢, 新界, HK

(c) Joe Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea erosa. BPBM 67711. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36274233. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/67711.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36274233 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026