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Cypraea moneta

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BPBM 202774Malacology

Cypraea moneta

Cypraeidae

Date
August 4, 1926
Locality
Tonga; Tongatapu; Nukunuku Motu
Region
Tonga
Record type
Preservedspecimen
374 Bishop specimens of Cypraea moneta · collected 1893–1998Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 4, 1926, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 10 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea moneta. BPBM 202774. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202774.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026