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Cypraea mauiensis

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BPBM 259412Malacology

Cypraea mauiensis

Maui chickpea cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
Collector number
262b
Date
August 1, 1959
Locality
Pokai Bay
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.4444, -158.1927
Record type
Preservedspecimen
16 Bishop specimens of Cypraea mauiensis · collected 1949–2003Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea mauiensis. BPBM 259412. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281257. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/259412.

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