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Cypraea caputserpentis

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BPBM 197433Malacology

Cypraea caputserpentis

Cypraeidae

Date
1924
Locality
Central Pacific; Howland Island; North end, outer edge of outer reef
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
0.8282, -176.6232 ± 1,356 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 197433. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197433.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026