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Cypraea annulus

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BPBM 232005Malacology

Cypraea annulus

Gold Ring Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Dranga & Thaanumn; ThaanumDranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →Thaanumn →
Collector number
6279
Date
1940
Locality
Suva; Suva Point
Island
Viti Levu
Region
Fiji
Coordinates
-18.1619, 178.4316 ± 1,024 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 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-09-20.

Monetaria annulus observed 2024-09-20

2024-09-20

Rewa, Central, Fiji

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Monetaria annulus observed 2024-09-20

2024-09-20

Rewa, Central, Fiji

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Monetaria annulus observed 2024-09-20

2024-09-20

Rewa, Central, Fiji

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Monetaria annulus observed 2021-10-22

2021-10-22

Rewa, Fiji

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Monetaria annulus observed 2020-09-27

2020-09-27

Rewa, Fiji

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Monetaria annulus observed 2020-07-05

2020-07-05

Rewa, Fiji

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea annulus. BPBM 232005. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36265187. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232005.

Record sources