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Cypraea annulus
Gold Ring Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Jens M. Ostergaard; J.M. Ostergaard
- Locality
- Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatapu; Nukualofa Beach
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Monetaria annulus observed alive
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 258296. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36264024. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258296.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36264024 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026