Cypraea erosa

Eroded Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Joseph S. Emerson
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: Gilbert Islands
Region: Kiribati
Coordinates: -0.1929, 174.0243 ± 426,532 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

283 Bishop specimens of Cypraea erosa · collected 1898–1998Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea erosa. BPBM 69269. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36277797. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69269.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36277797 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026