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Cypraea helvola

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BPBM 240227Malacology

Cypraea helvola

Honey Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
H. L. Tuttle; Merlin TuttleHorace L. Tuttle →Merlin D. Tuttle →
Collector number
HT 491
Date
September 1, 1945
Locality
Kahulu
Region
Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
19.6637, -154.9820 ± 965 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
540 Bishop specimens of Cypraea helvola · collected 1893–2003Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1945, H. L. Tuttle; Merlin Tuttle also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea helvola. BPBM 240227. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36280903. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/240227.

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