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Cypraea caputserpentis

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BPBM 232124Malacology

Cypraea caputserpentis

Snakehead Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Thaanum; Thaanum
Collector number
6279
Date
1922
Locality
Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra; Penguin Spit
Island
Palmyra Atoll
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
5.8686, -162.1115 ± 750 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
489 Bishop specimens of Cypraea caputserpentis · collected 1898–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Monetaria caputserpentis 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 2021-10-15.

Monetaria caputserpentis observed 2021-10-15

2021-10-15

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 caputserpentis. BPBM 232124. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36273020. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232124.

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