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Cypraea moneta

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BPBM 232926Malacology

Cypraea moneta

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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Thaanum
Collector number
6279
Date
1940
Locality
Bega Island {Also under: Benga Island}
Island
Beqa
Region
Fiji
Coordinates
-18.3971, 178.1245 ± 5,421 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
374 Bishop specimens of Cypraea moneta · collected 1893–1998Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Monetaria moneta 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 2019-08-10.

Monetaria moneta observed 2019-08-10

2019-08-10

Fiji, , Fiji, FJ

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea moneta. BPBM 232926. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36289431. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/232926.

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