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Cypraea caputserpentis

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BPBM 197448Malacology

Cypraea caputserpentis

Cypraeidae

Collected by
Lorrin Andrews Thurston. Ted T. Dranga & W.G. Anderson; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonW.G. Anderson {William G. Anderson Jr. →Lorrin Andrews Thurston. Ted T. Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Date
1922
Locality
Central Pacific; Line Islands; Kingman Reef
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
6.4054, -162.4074 ± 8,640 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 197448. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197448.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026