Cypraea errones

Erroneous Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Joseph S. Emerson
Date: May 21, 1930
Record type: Preservedspecimen

132 Bishop specimens of Cypraea errones · collected 1898–1975Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Erronea errones observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,443 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Orpheus Island, AU-QL-HI, AU-QL, AU

(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Woody Head, NSW, AU

(c) Mitchell Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

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

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

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

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

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

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea errones. BPBM 69321. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36275527. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69321.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36275527 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026