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Cypraea chinensis

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BPBM 261555Malacology

Cypraea chinensis

Chinese Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
Date
October 16, 1959
Locality
Keehi Lagoon
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.3157, -157.9053
Record type
Preservedspecimen
70 Bishop specimens of Cypraea chinensis · collected 1928–1994Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 16, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea chinensis. BPBM 261555. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36277750. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/261555.

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