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Cypraea hirundo

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BPBM 247773Malacology

Cypraea hirundo

Cypraeidae

Collected by
Welch; Thomas A. & Beatrice BurchB.L. Burch {=Beatrice Burch →A. Thomas →D'Alte A. Welch →
Collector number
#105Ab
Date
June 1, 1959
Locality
Tutuila
Island
Tutuila
Region
American Samoa
Coordinates
-14.2901, -170.6992 ± 15,845 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
67 Bishop specimens of Cypraea hirundo · collected 1925–1978Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1959, Welch; Thomas A. & Beatrice Burch also collected 1 other specimen.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea hirundo. BPBM 247773. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/247773.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026