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Cypraea caputserpentis

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BPBM 203269Malacology

Cypraea caputserpentis

Cypraeidae

Date
Invalid Date
Locality
Sta. 2; about 250 feet upstream from Sta. 1 & perhaps about 25 feet higher
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.1769, -156.9565 ± 5,721 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 203269. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/203269.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026