Cypraea tigris

Tiger Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: E.W. Gifford; E.W. Gifford
Date: September 1, 1920
Locality: Tonga; Haapai Group; Haapai; Lifuka
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

371 Bishop specimens of Cypraea tigris · collected 1902–2015Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1920, E.W. Gifford; E.W. Gifford also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cypraea tigris observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,092 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island

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

2026-10-28

Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island

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

2026-10-27

First Ave near Mayes Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia

(c) Australasian Aquatic Survey and Assessment, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-26

Madagascar

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

2026-10-23

Baie des citrons sud, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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

2026-10-19

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea tigris. BPBM 68430. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36293310. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68430.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36293310 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026