Cypraea moneta
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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- H.C. Alexander; H.C. Alexander
- Date
- 1934
- Locality
- Honolulu Harbor
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3102, -157.8762 ± 1,584 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Monetaria moneta observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
North Pacific Ocean, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Kana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-02
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-25
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-26
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea moneta. BPBM 205434. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36289074. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/205434.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36289074 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026