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Cypraea moneta

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BPBM 200641Malacology

Cypraea moneta

Cypraeidae

Date
1927
Locality
Swains Island {a.k.a. Olosenga Island; part of Tokelau chain}
Region
Eastern District, American Samoa
Coordinates
-11.0549, -171.0776 ± 1,729 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
374 Bishop specimens of Cypraea moneta · collected 1893–1998Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Cypraea moneta. BPBM 200641. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/200641.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026