Cypraea ursellus
little bear cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- J.R. Le B. Tomlin; Joseph S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →Jens Mathias Ostergaard Ex J.R. Le B. Tomlin →
- Date
- May 21, 1930
- Locality
- Indian Ocean; Andaman Islands
- Region
- Indian Ocean
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1930, J.R. Le B. Tomlin; Joseph S. Emerson also collected 2 other specimens.
Bistolida ursellus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia
(c) Hiroya Kidoguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) mercury9nine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-09
Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-09
Thailand
(c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-17
沙鱼塘村 中国海南省昌江黎族自治县
(c) 王琰, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-26
Kagoshima, JP
(c) nongiftedman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea ursellus. BPBM 69297. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294121. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69297.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36294121 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026