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Cypraea isabella

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BPBM 232669Malacology

Cypraea isabella

Isabella Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1948
Locality
Majuro Atoll
Island
Majuro Atoll
Region
Marshall Islands
Coordinates
7.1194, 171.2071 ± 20,874 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
414 Bishop specimens of Cypraea isabella · collected 1902–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Luria isabella observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-03-12.

Luria isabella observed 2023-03-12

2023-03-12

Majuro Atoll, Îles Marshall

(c) Raphael Forns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea isabella. BPBM 232669. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281948. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232669.

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