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BPBM 231863Malacology
Cypraea moneta
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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum; Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1920
- Locality
- Hilo; Keaukaha Pond
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7332, -155.0324 ± 164 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Monetaria moneta observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-07-31.
2025-07-31
Onekahakaha Beach Park, 74 Onekahakaha Rd, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Russell Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-31
Onekahakaha Beach Park - Hilo, HI
(c) Mark Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea moneta. BPBM 231863. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36288385. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231863.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36288385 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026