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Monetaria moneta

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BPBM 202483Malacology

Monetaria moneta

Money Cowry

Cypraeidae

Collected by: A.W.H. {= Albert Wray Harris}; A.W.H. {= Albert Wray Harris}
Date: April 7, 1936
Locality: Pago Pago Bay
Island: Tutuila
Region: Maoputasi County, Eastern District, American Samoa
Coordinates: -14.2767, -170.6772 ± 2,628 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

29 Bishop specimens of Monetaria moneta · collected 1932–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 7, 1936, A.W.H. {= Albert Wray Harris}; A.W.H. {= Albert Wray Harris} also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Monetaria moneta. BPBM 202483. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202483.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026