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Cypraea moneta
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Daniel B. Langford; Ditlev Due ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Date
- 1948
- Locality
- Koror
- Island
- Koror
- Region
- Koror, Palau
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea moneta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,160 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
East Nusa Tenggara, ID
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Burmanallah, Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744105, India
(c) subhachoudary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
2FW7+XV4, Malvan, Maharashtra, India
(c) Gaurav Patil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
FJ
(c) Alanna Parra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Route de ceinture, French Polynesia, PF
(c) sluggish_slug, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Lagoon Road, Marshall Islands, MH
(c) astajawin12, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea moneta. BPBM 203789. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/203789.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026