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Cypraea caputserpentis

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BPBM 197393Malacology

Cypraea caputserpentis

Cypraeidae

Collector number
#45,46,50
Date
Invalid Date
Locality
Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
5.8815, -162.0777 ± 4,199 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 197393. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197393.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026