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BPBM 232619Malacology
Cypraea hirundo
Swallow Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Dranga & Thaanum; ThaanumDranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1940
- Locality
- Bega Island {Also called: Benga Island}; Outer Reef,
- Island
- Beqa
- Region
- Fiji
- Coordinates
- -18.3971, 178.1245 ± 5,421 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Bistolida hirundo observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-16.
2026-05-16
Fiji, FJ
(c) palaeoroie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-02
Beqa, Rewa, Fiji
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea hirundo. BPBM 232619. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36280038. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232619.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36280038 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026