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Cypraea caputserpentis

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BPBM 197131Malacology

Cypraea caputserpentis

Cypraeidae

Collected by
Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & Ditlev Due Thaanum; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Date
June 22, 1924
Locality
Kaneohe Bay; Kapapa Island
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.4768, -157.7985
Record type
Preservedspecimen
489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 22, 1924, Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & Ditlev Due Thaanum; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 18 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 197131. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197131.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026