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Cypraea tigris

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BPBM 233232Malacology

Cypraea tigris

Tiger Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1947
Locality
Moen Island
Island
Weno
Region
Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia
Coordinates
7.4562, 151.8500 ± 5,857 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
371 Bishop specimens of Cypraea tigris · collected 1902–2015Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Cypraea tigris observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2013-04-12.

Cypraea tigris observed 2013-04-12

2013-04-12

Chuuk Lagoon, Federated States of Micronesia

(c) Tony Strazzari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea tigris. BPBM 233232. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36295017. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/233232.

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