Cypraea cicercula

chickpea cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: A. Seale; A. Seale
Date: 1902
Locality: Makatea Island {Aurora}
Island: Makatea
Region: Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

95 Bishop specimens of Cypraea cicercula · collected 1893–2003Species page ›

Pustularia cicercula observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-19.

2026-01-19

Cape Tribulation

(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-17

馬來西亞沙巴哥打京那巴魯X2G4+4J

(c) Tan Yan Hong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2025-07-13

Kagoshima, JP

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

2025-05-28

Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID

(c) Keith Willmott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-19

Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-10

Gili Trawangan, Kabupaten Lombok Utara, West-Nusa Tenggara, ID

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea cicercula. BPBM 67911. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36272770. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/67911.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36272770 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026