Cypraea poraria

Porous 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

179 Bishop specimens of Cypraea poraria · collected 1902–2017Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Naria poraria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 115 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.

2026-10-30

Iluka, NSW, AU

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

2026-09-28

日本、〒100-2101 東京都小笠原村父島

(c) Tomioka Masafumi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26

Christmas Island, Christmas Island, CX

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-22

Pūpūkea, HI, US

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

2026-09-10

Christmas Island, Christmas Island, CX

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-03

Lifou, New Caledonia

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea poraria. BPBM 67721. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36287211. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/67721.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36287211 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026