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Cypraea annulus

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BPBM 231964Malacology

Cypraea annulus

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Thaanum; Thaanum
Collector number
6279
Date
1922
Locality
Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra; Western Lagoon
Island
Palmyra Atoll
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
5.8817, -162.0969 ± 1,978 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
224 Bishop specimens of Cypraea annulus · collected 1893–1998Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Monetaria annulus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-12-20.

Monetaria annulus observed 2021-12-20

2021-12-20

Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM

(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea annulus. BPBM 231964. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36268302. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231964.

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