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BPBM 247456Malacology
Cypraea poraria
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Welch; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →John Welch →
- Collector number
- #27A
- Date
- December 1, 1958
- Locality
- Swains Island {a.k.a. Olosenga Island; part of Tokelau chain}
- Island
- Swains Island
- Region
- Eastern District, American Samoa
- Coordinates
- -11.0549, -171.0776 ± 1,729 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1958, J.E. Welch; Thomas A. & Beatrice Burch also collected 4 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea poraria. BPBM 247456. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247456.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026