Cypraea annulus

Gold Ring Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: Ostergaard, J. M.; Ostergaard, Jens M.
Date: June 1, 1926
Locality: Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatapu; Nukualofa Beach
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

224 Bishop specimens of Cypraea annulus · collected 1893–1998Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1926, Ostergaard, J. M.; Ostergaard, Jens M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Monetaria annulus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,278 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Hastings Point NSW 2489, Australia

(c) Eddie Bedi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Baie des citrons, sud, Nouméa

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

日本、〒649-2326 和歌山県西牟婁郡白浜町椿

(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

(c) sanderrij, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea annulus. BPBM 258026. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36265618. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258026.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36265618 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026