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Cypraea fimbriata

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BPBM 259501Malacology

Cypraea fimbriata

Fringed Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
Date
1959
Locality
Koloa District; Port Allen
Island
Kauaʻi
Region
Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.9023, -159.5835 ± 871 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
181 Bishop specimens of Cypraea fimbriata · collected 1904–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Purpuradusta fimbriata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2018-09-29.

Purpuradusta fimbriata observed 2018-09-29

2018-09-29

Po'ipu, Kaua'i, Hawai'i, USA

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Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea fimbriata. BPBM 259501. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36276146. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/259501.

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