Cypraea angustata
Brown Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- J.M. Ostergaard; Joseph S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →J.R. Le B. Tomlin Ex Jens M. Ostergaard →
- Date
- May 21, 1930
- Locality
- Australia; NW
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Notocypraea angustata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 227 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-07.
2026-10-07
Wilsons Promontory, AU
(c) oceanswithhanalei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Bream Creek TAS 7175, Australia
(c) Noah Vale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Bayside Dr, Walkerville North, AU
(c) palaeoroie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
Middle River SA 5223, Australia
(c) Jenny West, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
6MQH+PW Pt Bunbury, Apollo Bay VIC 3233, Australia
(c) wayneking, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Bemm River VIC 3889, Australia
(c) wayneking, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea angustata. BPBM 69266. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36268782. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69266.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36268782 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026