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Cypraea caputserpentis

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BPBM 197120Malacology

Cypraea caputserpentis

Cypraeidae

Collected by
Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Date
May 19, 1923
Locality
Lisianski {Entered as: Lisiansky}
Island
Lisianski
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
26.0625, -173.9655 ± 1,184 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 19, 1923, Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 9 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 197120. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197120.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026