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Cypraea caputserpentis
Snakehead Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1946
- Locality
- Kayangel Island
- Island
- Kayangel
- Region
- Kayangel, Palau
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Monetaria caputserpentis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,597 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) martinkopp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Pittwater Rd Near Anzac Av, Collaroy NSW 2097, Australia
(c) glycogen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Shark Bay WA 6537, Australia
(c) Henry Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 232149. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36275782. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232149.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36275782 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026