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Cypraea lynx

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BPBM 232775Malacology

Cypraea lynx

Lynx Cowry

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Dranga & Thaanum; ThaanumDranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1940
Locality
Suva; Suva Reef
Island
Viti Levu
Region
Fiji
Coordinates
-18.1632, 178.4339 ± 4,376 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
247 Bishop specimens of Cypraea lynx · collected 1896–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Lyncina lynx 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 2024-02-28.

Lyncina lynx observed 2024-02-28

2024-02-28

VC5F+Q8R, Suva, Fiji

(c) Alma Elizabeth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea lynx. BPBM 232775. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36280713. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232775.

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