Cypraea clandestina

Clandestine Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: A.E. Foote; Joseph S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →A.E. Foote →
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: Africa; West Africa; Senegal
Region: Africa
Record type: Preservedspecimen

3 Bishop specimens of Cypraea clandestina · collected 1930–1930Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, A.E. Foote; Joseph S. Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Palmadusta clandestina observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 906 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia

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

2026-10-17

Collaroy, NSW, AU

(c) Nate Howarth, 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)

2026-10-15

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

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

2026-10-15

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea clandestina. BPBM 69256. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36276521. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69256.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36276521 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026