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Cypraea microdon

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BPBM 197414Malacology

Cypraea microdon

Cypraeidae

Collected by
Ditlev Due Thaanum; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonDitlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Date
1922
Locality
Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra; Penguin Spit
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
5.8686, -162.1115 ± 750 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
20 Bishop specimens of Cypraea microdon · collected 1910–1985Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Cypraea microdon. BPBM 197414. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197414.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026