Cypraea stercoraria

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

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

32 Bishop specimens of Cypraea stercoraria · collected 1927–1974Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Trona stercoraria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.

2026-09-27

Kouilou, CG

(c) Gwili Gibbon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-13

Cap Skirring, Sénégal

(c) Thomas ARMAND, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-02

4JH6+HPH Pongara National Park, Agouma, Gabun

(c) Luca Karden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-09

Bentiaba, Angola

(c) Octávio Mateus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-17

SN

(c) Amélie Genovese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-16

PFWC+6MP, Dakar, Sénégal

(c) Dr Hadi Hakim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea stercoraria. BPBM 69315. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294027. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69315.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36294027 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026