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Cypraea moneta
Animalia › Mollusca › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Jens Mathais Ostergaard; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →J.R. Le B. Tomlin Ex Jens M. Ostergaard →A. Thomas →
- Date
- 1915
- Locality
- Honolulu Harbor
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3102, -157.8762 ± 1,584 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea moneta observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
North Pacific Ocean, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Kana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-02
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-25
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-26
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea moneta. BPBM 246292. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35663008. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246292.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35663008 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026