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Cypraea tigris

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BPBM 197491Malacology

Cypraea tigris

Cypraeidae

Date
October 4, 1924
Locality
Rapa
Island
Tabuaeran
Region
Kiribati
Coordinates
3.8592, -159.2524 ± 172 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
371 Bishop specimens of Cypraea tigris · collected 1902–2015Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 4, 1924, Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 1 other specimen.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea tigris. BPBM 197491. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197491.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026