Cypraea mauritiana

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Pere Simeon Delmas; Pere Simeon Delmas
Date: March 30, 1922
Locality: Nukuhiva and Uahuka
Island: Nuku Hiva
Region: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

246 Bishop specimens of Cypraea mauritiana · collected 1902–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 30, 1922, Pere Simeon Delmas; Pere Simeon Delmas also collected 24+ other specimens.

Mauritia mauritiana observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 711 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20

Phangnga, TH

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

2026-10-13

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

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

2026-09-28

Kings Beach, Sunshine Coast, AU

(c) Jake Orthman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25

Route de ceinture, French Polynesia, PF

(c) Adam Trinklein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2026-09-23

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea mauritiana. BPBM 68270. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36286498. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68270.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36286498 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026