Cypraea vitellus

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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Joseph S. Emerson
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: Marshall Islands
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

232 Bishop specimens of Cypraea vitellus · collected 1896–2017Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, Joseph S. Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lyncina vitellus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,596 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18

日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野

(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野

(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

Collaroy, NSW, AU

(c) Nate Howarth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

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

2026-10-13

QLD, AU

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

2026-10-13

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea vitellus. BPBM 69238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294250. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69238.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36294250 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026