Cypraea

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

291 Bishop specimens of Cypraea · collected 1902–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Cypraea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37,812 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Australia

(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia

(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

2026-10-27

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

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

2026-10-27

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

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

2026-10-27

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea. BPBM 68442. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36265347. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68442.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36265347 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026