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BPBM 232007Malacology
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
- Bega Island
- Island
- Beqa
- Region
- Fiji
- Coordinates
- -18.3971, 178.1245 ± 5,421 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Monetaria annulus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2019-08-10.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea annulus. BPBM 232007. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36266870. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232007.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36266870 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026